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Excessive force

Jul 28, 2011

10-2955 Frizzell v. Szabo

Civil Rights Excessive force; nominal damages

Jul 6, 2011

10-3265 Brooks v. City of Aurora

Civil Rights Excessive force; qualified immunity

Nov 17, 2010

2010AP269 Bednarek v. City of Oshkosh, et al.

Civil Rights Excessive force Raymond J. Bednarek appeals from an order granting summary judgment to the City of Oshkosh and various police officers in this case alleging excessive use of force. Bednarek argues that summary judgment was inappropriate because there were genuine issues of material fact and the court did not consider all of his […]

Nov 10, 2010

09-2331 Cyrus v. Town of Mukwonago

Civil Rights Excessive force Where an officer tasered a suspect 6-12 times, killing him, although the suspect was unarmed, was known to the officer to be mentally ill but not violent, and was at most guilty of a misdemeanor, summary judgment was improperly granted to the defendants on the suspect’s excessive force claim. “Summary judgment […]

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