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· 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

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

  • 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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