CASTRO v. POLICE BD. OF CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 1-14-2050.

57 N.E.3d 527 (2016)

James CASTRO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. The POLICE BOARD OF the CITY OF CHICAGO and Garry F. McCarthy, Superintendent of Police, Respondents-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

June 21, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Needham , of Chicago, for appellant.

Stephen R. Patton , Corporation Counsel, of Chicago ( Benna Ruth Solomon , Myriam Zreczny Kasper , and Justin A. Houppert , Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellees.


OPINION

¶ 1 In 1992, the Illinois legislature enacted a statute requiring charges of excessive force against police officers to be brought within five years. 65 ILCS 5/10-1-18.1 (West 2012). The five-year limitation period was chosen because it is the same...

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