Geinosky v. City of Chicago, No. 11-1448 (7th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff received 24 parking tickets over a 14-month period. All arrived by mail, typically in batches. All were written by Chicago Police Department Unit 253. Some were inconsistent, implying that the Toyota was in two places at once or was simultaneously double-parked and parked on the sidewalk. All 13 tickets attributed to one officer issued on four dates, had sequential numbers, and recorded the time as 10:00 p.m. Four issued after plaintiff sold the Toyota. Because none were legitimate, all were dismissed, but plaintiff had to go to court seven times. Plaintiff complained to the supervisor, the Internal Affairs Division, and Independent Police Review, then contacted the Chicago Tribune, which ran several stories. The Internal Affairs Division began an investigation that resulted in a recommendation to fire several officers. The district court dismissed a 42 U.S.C. 1983 case. The Seventh Circuit affirmed with respect to a substantive due process claim, stating that plaintiff did not plead facts suggesting a deprivation that meets the high threshold for such claims. The court reversed dismissal of a class-of-one equal protection claim and related civil conspiracy claim, stating that the disturbing pattern, without reasonable explanation, adds up to deliberate and unjustified official harassment.
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