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· 3/17/1998

Gregory Baskin v. City of Des Plaines, a Municipal Corporation, and Bruce Sotirakis, Individually and in His Official Capacity

Citations

  • 138 F.3d 701
  • 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 5000
  • 1998 WL 117889

How courts have described this case

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  • “[a] plaintiff cannot establish a § 1983 claim against a municipality by simply alleging that the municipality failed to investigate an incident or to take punitive action against the alleged wrongdoer”
  • “[a] plaintiff cannot establish a § 1983 claim against a municipality by simply alleging that the municipality failed to investigate an incident or to take punitive action against the alleged wrongdoer.”
  • “[I]t is well-established ... that Rule 15(c)(3

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Judges: Posner, Ripple, Kanne

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