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Martinez v. City of Chicago, No. 14-cv-369 (N.D. Ill. June 29, 2016).

Martinez v. City of Chicago, No. 14-cv-369 (N.D. Ill. June 29, 2016).

Key Insight: Plaintiff was arrested while police pursuing his brother. Videos from car were mis-labeled and therefore destroyed. Plaintiff could not show bad faith, so no adverse inference instruction.

Nature of Case: civil rights

Electronic Data Involved: Police Car Videos

Keywords: adverse inference; sanctions; bad faith

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