· 3/19/2010
Stokes v. Board of Educ. of the City of Chicago
Citations
- 599 F.3d 617
- 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 5707
- 2010 WL 986639
How courts have described this case
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- holding that principal’s actions to secure arrest of plaintiffs to restore order in school was not outrageous, even though he was mistaken about plaintiffs’ roles in disturbance
- holding that principal’s actions to secure arrest of plaintiffs to restore order in school was not outrageous, even though he was mistaken about plaintiffs’ roles in disturb‐ ance
- holding that it was reasonable for principal to safeguard students and staff by filing criminal complaints against individuals who had engaged in a brawl in the school office
- “We may reverse the district court’s grant of summary judgment only if we find that the [non-movant] offered sufficient evidence to create a genuine dispute of material fact....”
- “A police officer’s probable cause determination depends on the elements of the applicable criminal statute.”
- “Lack of probable cause is a common element of the Illinois claims of false arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution.”
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Judges: Posner, Manion, Hamilton
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