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· 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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