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· 2/8/1989

Ramos v. City of Chicago

Citations

  • 707 F. Supp. 345
  • 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2328
  • 1989 WL 19987

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[A]lleging six incidents of police brutality over a ten year period in a city as large as Chicago with a police force in excess of 10,000 members is unremarkable, and in no way indicates a policy or custom.”
  • “[A]lleging six incidents of police brutality over a ten year period in a city as large as Chicago with a police force in excess of 10,000 members is unremarkable, and in no way indicates a policy or custom.”
  • “[A]lleging six incidents of police brutality over a ten year period in a city as large as Chicago with a police force in excess of 10,000 members is unremarkable, and in no way indicates a policy or custom.”
  • dismissing Monell claim concluding that “alleging six incidents of police brutality over a ten 2 year period in a city as large as Chicago with a police force in excess of 10,000 members is 3 unremarkable, and in no way indicates a policy or custom”
  • mere summary of prior incidents unrelated to the defendants is insufficient to establish custom or policy

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Judges: Norgle

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