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HARRELL v. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE

No. 97-3056.

976 F.Supp. 777 (1997)

Howard J. HARRELL and Sarah J. Harrell, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, and Illinois Municipal Corporation, Donald Cook, Jack Woods, John Keehan, and a police officer unknown to Plaintiffs, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

September 5, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Courtney, Jr., Belleville, IL, for Plaintiffs.

Kenneth D. Reifsteck, Champaign, IL, for Defendants.

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:

Plaintiffs assert that Defendants bungled the investigation of a robbery which occurred at their house.

Can Plaintiffs maintain a § 1983 action because of it?

Under these circumstances: Yes.

I. FACTS ALLEGED IN THE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

Plaintiffs, Howard J. Harrell and Sarah J. Harrell, are husband and wife. The Harrells own a single family home at 1007 Routt Street,...

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