· 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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