Fourth Amendment – Fourteenth Amendment – False Imprisonment

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case No.: 15-1896,

Case Name: Paul Burritt v. Lisa Ditlefsen

Officials: BAUER, POSNER, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Practice Area: Fourth Amendment – Fourteenth Amendment – False Imprisonment

Appellant fails to establish error of law or fact in alleging numerous allegations ranging from false imprisonment to malicious prosecution

“In addition, “in limited circumstances a municipality may be held liable under § 1983 for constitutional violations resulting from a failure to properly train police officers.” Sallenger v. City of Springfield, Ill., 630 F.3d 499, 504, (7th Cir. 2010) (citing City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378, 387 (1989)). Failure to train officers may support a Monell claim, but “only where the failure to train amounts to deliberate indifference to the rights of persons with whom the police come into contact.” City of Canton, 489 U.S. at 388. Burritt simply concludes a failure to train on the part of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. He fails to cite to any legal authority or present any evidence that the Polk County Sheriff’s Office failed to properly train its officers. In fact, Ditlefsen received specialized training from the Department of Justice and the FBI on investigation of crimes against children.”

Affirmed

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