United States Seventh Circuit

Plaintiff cannot maintain a 42 USC 1983 claim against city where he claimed that a policy or custom of the defendant's policy department led to spouse's death, but failed to claim a policy or custom of the city.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/06/2001
• Decided 05/14/2001
• Published 05/14/2001

Judges

• FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge., Before FAIRCHILD, CUDAHY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alan Karpel, argued, Lewis, Davidson & Hetherington, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Meera Werth, Office of Corp. Counsel, Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, Jane E. Notz, argued, Office of Corp. Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.