FASANELLE v. ELROD

No. 85 C 09990.

635 F.Supp. 531 (1986)

Joseph FASANELLE, Plaintiff, v. Richard ELROD, Sheriff of County of Cook, Dennis Grant, Deputy Sheriff of County of Cook, and Unknown Deputy Sheriffs of County of Cook, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

April 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Berman, Berman & Trachtman, P.C., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Randolph T. Kemmer, Asst. State's Atty., Chicago, Ill., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

Joseph Fasanelle ("Fasanelle") has sued the various defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, complaining that he was the victim of a brutal beating. Defendants have moved for summary judgment,1 arguing that a two-year statute of limitations bars the suit. For the reasons stated below, we disagree and deny the motion.

The following facts appear in the complaint, and we...

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