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222 Wis.2d 274 (1998) 588 N.W.2d 642 Robert PASKO, Scott Warren, Michael Wolfgram, Elizabeth Pridmore-Dahlke, Patrick LaBelle, Gertie Gilliam, Teresa Ulickey, Henry Zimmerman, Anna Merhalski, Alfonso Salinas, Richard Thompson, Jean Docter, Charlene Guiliani, Harold Davis, David Granica, Audrey Warren, Mary Sikoro, Linda Scholler, Joseph Suttle, Vicki Kakonis, Jeanne Sirna, Timothy Ridgway and Pamela Holmes, Plaintiffs-Respondents,

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 21-3007 DARYL HOLLOWAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, et al., Defendants-Appellees. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the

DECISION AND ORDER LYNN ADELMAN, District Judge. Plaintiff, Richard Betker, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several City of Milwaukee police officers, the police chief and the City claiming that defendants violated his constitutional rights in the course of obtaining and executing a “no-knock” search warrant. I dismissed all of plaintiffs claims except his claim against defendan

DECISION AND ORDER RUDOLPH T. RANDA, District Judge. William Damon Avery spent six years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit: the murder of a drug-addicted prostitute named Maryetta Griffin. Avery was exonerated by DNA testing which excluded Avery and matched the profile of Walter E. Ellis, an accused serial killer.1 In this civil rights lawsuit, Avery a

590 F.3d 427 (2009) Donna L. LEWIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT, City of Chicago, and Terrence Williams, Defendants-Appellees. No. 08-2877. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued October 5, 2009. Decided December 21, 2009. *431 Dana L. Kurtz (argued), Kurtz Law Offic

234 Wis.2d 154 (2000) 2000 WI 35 609 N.W.2d 464 James ANTISDEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF OAK CREEK POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION, City of Oak Creek Police Department and Acting Chief Thomas P. Bauer, Defendants-Respondents-Petitioners. No. 97-3818. Supreme Court of Wisconsin. Oral argument February 8, 2000. De

774 F.Supp.2d 925 (2011) Heather M. ANDERSON and Dustin M. Wichmann, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF WEST BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT, Community Insurance Corporation, Russell Petranech and Steven Wellner, Defendants. Case No. 09-CV-840. United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin. February 28, 2011. *931 Timothy J. Algiers, O'Meara Law Firm

FINE, J. James Antisdel is a police officer employed by the City of Oak Creek. He joined the department in 1985. In March of 1996, Michael Youn-glove, then Oak Creek chief of police, promoted Antisdel to sergeant. A memorandum that Younglove sent to Antisdel on March 1,1996, told him that he was "being promoted to the position of sergeant effective March 10, 1996." It also told Antisdel: "Upon completion of a one year probationa

ROVNER, Circuit Judge. Craig Armstrong appeals the denial of his motion for post-judgment relief in this lawsuit alleging that he was wrongfully arrested and prosecuted for violating the Illinois Sex Offender Registration Act. The district court, which dismissed Armstrong’s original and amended complaints before service, concluded that relief under Fede

441 F.Supp. 1377 (1977) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, a Municipal Corporation, Harold A. Breier, Chief of Police, City of Milwaukee Police Department, William Stamm, Chief, City of Milwaukee Fire Department, Marjorie L. Marshall, Charles W. Mentkowski, Richard Block, John Giacomo and William I. Gore, Commissioners, City of Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission, Defendants. Loren J. WASHINGTON, Individually and on b

288 F.Supp.2d 962 (2003) Barbara J. BROWN, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE and Michael Garcia, Defendants. No. 02-C-0178. United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin. October 21, 2003. *963 *964 *965 *966

298 F.3d 622 Robert DRIEBEL, Johnny Sgrignuoli, Stephen Pinchard, and Brett Huston, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.CITY OF MILWAUKEE, Milwaukee Police Dep't, and Chief of Police Arthur L. Jones, Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-1689. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued October 31, 2001. Decided July 29, 2002. R

252 Wis.2d 1 (2002) 2002 WI 33 643 N.W.2d 72 Robert PASKO, Scott Warren, Michael Wolfgram, Elizabeth Pridmore-Dahlke, Patrick LaBelle, Gertie Gilliam, Terese Ulickey, Henry Zimmerman, Anna Merhalski, Alfonso Salinas, Richard Thompson, Jean Docter, Charlene Guiliani, Harold Davis, David Granica, Audrey Warren, Mary Sikora, Linda Scholler, Joseph Suttle, Vicki Kakonis, Jeanne Sirna, Timothy Ridgway, Pamela Ho

241 Wis.2d 226 (2000) 2001 WI App 55 624 N.W.2d 859 Robert PASKO, Scott Warren, Michael Wolfgram, Elizabeth Pridmore-Dahlke, Patrick LaBelle, Gertie Gilliam, Terese Ulickey, Henry Zimmerman, Anna Merhalski, Alfonso Salinas, Richard Thompson, Jean Docter, Charlene Guiliani, Harold Davis, David Granica, Audrey Warren, Mary Sikora, Linda Scholler, Joseph Suttle, Vicki Kakonis, Jeanne Sirna, Timothy Ridgway, Pa

84 F.Supp.2d 990 (2000) Mark A. GROW, Therese Barwinski-Gipp, Jean Docter and Ronald L. Lindsey, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE and City of Milwaukee Police Department, Defendants. No. 97-C-0572. United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin. February 25, 2000. *991 *992

197 F.Supp.2d 1141 (2002) ESTATE OF Clarence Michael THURMAN, III, by its Special Administrator Janice Thurman, Estate of Carmen Evans, a minor, by Sabrina Evans, her general guardian, and Janice Thurman, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, Arthur Jones, and Keith Bernard Miller, Defendants. No. 99-C-877. United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin. March 29, 2002. <

OPINION AND ORDER ROGER B. COSBEY, United States Magistrate Judge. I. INTRODUCTION "What started as a typical family outing to Northrop High School on February 3, 2007, to attend a show choir competition culminated in Plaintiff William Larsen’s arrest for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, and subsequently, this surprisingly-complex federal lawsuit. After the charg

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 08-2877 D ONNA L. L EWIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C ITY OF C HICAGO P OLICE D EPARTMENT, C ITY OF C HICAGO, and T ERRENCE W ILLIAMS, Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern Dis

COFFEY, Circuit Judge. Appellants Robert J. Driebel, Johnny C. Sgrignuoli, Stephen Pinchard, and Brett Huston are police officers for the City of Milwaukee Police Department (“MPD” or “the Department”). The officers claim that their Fourth Amendment rights were violated when they were ordered by superior officers to remain on duty or to accompany detectives to the headquarters of the MPD’s Internal Affairs Division and answe

980 F.Supp. 983 (1997) John A. BALCERZAK and Joseph T. Gabrish, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, Milwaukee Police Department, Chief of Police Philip Arreola, Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of Milwaukee, M. Nicol Padway, Kathleen Harrell-Patterson, Robert Harris, Phoebe Weaver-Williams, Daniel A. Blinka, Grant F. Langley, Martin Joseph Donald, and Jan A. Smokowicz, individually and in their official capacities, Defendants.