In Wish v.Baxa, the plaintiff made Monell allegations against the municipal entity contending that the entity failed to train officers on how to conduct a strip search. Amanda Zdarsky, Michael Atkus, and Matthew Clark argued on a motion to dismiss that the plaintiff failed to make sufficient allegations under the Iqbal standards. The Northern District of Illinois court agreed and …
Statute of Limitations Successful in Pursuit Case
In Cooper v Shaw, the plaintiff alleged that a police officer pursued him at high speeds leading him to have a car accident resulting in the death of a passenger and serious injury to others. However, the Winnebago state court adopted the argument made by Amanda Zdarsky and Matthew Clark and held that Plaintiff failed to comply with the one …