· 7/24/1990
Davis v. Kirby
Citations
- 755 F. Supp. 199
- 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9258
- 1990 WL 257537
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- rejecting Chicago police officer’s argument that her arrest of the plaintiff was not under color of state law because it did not take place in Chicago
- “As long as the court may reasonably infer from the facts alleged that the defendant was acting under color of state law, the plaintiff has successfully alleged this element of a § 1983 claim.”
- distinguishing Askew on the same basis
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Judges: Brian Barnett Duff
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