SMITH v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 19-2725.

3 F.4th 332 (2021)

Keith SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 28, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel A. Flaxman , Kenneth N. Flaxman , Attorneys, Law Office of Kenneth N. Flaxman P.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Julian Nunes Henriques, Jr. , Attorney, City of Chicago Law Department, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Flaum, Rovner, and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


"Better late than never" is not a phrase typically heard in a federal courthouse. Even meritorious claims brought outside their statute of limitations must be dismissed. Keith Smith sued the City of Chicago and two of its police officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating the Fourth

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