Watson v. City Of Chicago et al
Plaintiff: James R. Watson
Defendant: City Of Chicago and Auto Zone
Case Number: 1:2015cv11559
Filed: December 22, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: Cook
Presiding Judge: Edmond E. Chang
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1985
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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March 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 358 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order signed by the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. For the reasons stated in the Opinion, the Plaintiff's motion 338 for new trial is denied. As noted in footnote 2 of the Opinion, the Court explicitly states that the judgment of dismissal applies to the City of Chicago, as well as individual defendants Fulton and Feazell. The tracking status hearing of 03/29/2024 is vacated. Emailed notice (mw, )
March 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 194 MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order signed by the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. For the reasons stated in the Opinion, with regard to the AutoZone Defendants, the motion 154 for summary judgment is granted on Plaintiff Watson's claims for intentional an d negligent emotional distress; denied on the battery and assault claims; and denied on the respondeat superior claim. As to the CPD Defendants, the motion is denied on Watson's excessive-force claim; granted on the failure to intervene claim ag ainst Officers Fulton, Jefferson, and Smith; denied on the failure to intervene claim against Officer Feazell; denied on the battery, assault, and intentional emotional-distress claims; granted on the negligent emotional-distress claim; and denied on the respondeat superior claim to the extent premised on the § 1983 claims. Before the next status hearing, the parties shall confer on whether a settlement conference is warranted, or instead whether a trial date must be set. The status hearing of 03/26/2020, is reset to 04/13/2020 at 9:30 a.m. The parties shall file a joint status report on 04/08/2020 on what is the proposed next step. Mailed notice (mw, )
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