28 Oct Monday Morning Review: Local Governments in the Federal Appellate Courts
Here’s how local governments fared in the federal courts of appeals during the past week.
Seventh Circuit
- Perry v. City of Chicago, No. 10-3979 (Oct. 23, 2013) (affirming verdict for City against evidentiary challenges).
- Lavalais v. Village of Melrose Park, No. 13-1200 (Oct. 23, 2013) (vacating dismissal of race-discrimination claims brought against Village by former Village employee based on denial of transfer from midnight shift).
- Williams v. City of Chicago, No. 12-3249 (Oct. 24, 2013) (reversing grant of summary judgment for City, finding officers are not entitled to qualified immunity on summary judgment, and remanding for trial on false arrest and malicious prosecution claims).