Injunctive Relief

By: Derek Hawkins//March 1, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: Sheriff Gregory E. Herrick v. Clark County, et al

Case No.: 2016AP262

Officials: Kloppenburg, P.J., Lundsten, and Blanchard, JJ.

Focus: Injunctive Relief

Clark County Sheriff Gregory Herrick filed this civil lawsuit against Clark County, its County Board of Supervisors, and six individual County Board supervisors, after supervisors raised questions about the Sheriff’s ordering and planning to take delivery of six vehicles and his plans to sell other vehicles. In the amended complaint, the Sheriff sought injunctive and declaratory relief and alleged a federal civil rights claim and an equal protection claim, based on the Sheriff’s allegation that the supervisors have interfered, and will likely interfere again, with the Sheriff’s ability to carry out his duties as a sheriff under the Wisconsin Constitution. The circuit court denied the Sheriff’s requests for relief and dismissed the action on several grounds. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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