Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Case #: 0:18-cv-01498
Typecivil / private
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Case Filed:Mar 05, 2018
Terminated:May 15, 2020
Last checked: Monday May 18, 2020 3:27 AM CDT
Amicus Curiae
INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE
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Joshua N. Mitchell
KING & SPALDING LLP
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Marisa Maleck
KING & SPALDING LLP
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JUST DETENTION INTERNATIONAL
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Julie Abbate
JUST DETENTION INTERNATIONAL
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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WISCONSIN
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Karyn Rotker
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTY UNION OF WISCONSIN
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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
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Jennifer Wedekind
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
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RODERICK & SOLANGE MACARTHUR JUSTICE CENTER
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David Michael Shapiro
RODERICK & SOLANGE MACARTHUR JUSTICE CENTER
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Defendant - Appellant
POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN
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Paul David Cranley
HUSCH BLACKWELL, LLP
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Charles H. Bohl
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP
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Kurt M. Simatic
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP
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Plaintiff - Appellee
J. K. J.
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Megan Pierce
LOEVY & LOEVY
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Thomas J. Weidner
ECKBERG, LAMMERS, P.C.
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Sarah Grady
LOEVY & LOEVY
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Adam Francois Watkins
WATKINS BRADLEY LLP
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Steven Edwards Art
LOEVY & LOEVY
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Lida Marie Bannink
ECKBERG LAMMERS, P.C.
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Plaintiff - Appellee
M. J. J.
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Megan Pierce
LOEVY & LOEVY
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Thomas J. Weidner
ECKBERG, LAMMERS, P.C.
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Sarah Grady
LOEVY & LOEVY
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Adam Francois Watkins
WATKINS BRADLEY LLP
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Steven Edwards Art
LOEVY & LOEVY
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Lida Marie Bannink
ECKBERG LAMMERS, P.C.
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GPO Jun 26 2019
Filed opinion of the court by Judge Brennan. The jury verdict against the county is REVERSED, and the case is REMANDED to the district court to enter judgment as a matter of law for the county. The district court's denial of Christensen's motion for a new trial is AFFIRMED. William J. Bauer, Circuit Judge; Michael B. Brennan, Circuit Judge and Michael Y. Scudder, Circuit Judge, dissenting. [7013812-1] [7013812] [18-1498, 18-1499, 18-2170, 18-2177]
GPO Sep 16 2019
ORDER: The petition for rehearing en banc is GRANTED. The opinion and judgment entered by the panel are VACATED. Oral argument will be heard on a date to be set by further order. DW [7030499-1] [7030499] [18-1498, 18-1499, 18-2170, 18-2177]
GPO May 15 2020
Filed opinion of the court by Judge Scudder. AFFIRMED. Diane P. Wood, Chief Circuit Judge; William J. Bauer, Circuit Judge; Frank H. Easterbrook, Circuit Judge, dissenting in part; Michael S. Kanne, Circuit Judge; Ilana Diamond Rovner, Circuit Judge; Diane S. Sykes, Circuit Judge; David F. Hamilton, Circuit Judge, concurring; Amy C. Barrett, Circuit Judge; Michael B. Brennan, Circuit Judge, dissenting in part; Michael Y. Scudder, Circuit Judge and Amy J. St. Eve, Circuit Judge. (Circuit Judge Brennan, joined by Circuit Judges Bauer and Sykes, dissenting in part.) [7081298-1] [7081298] [18-1498, 18-1499, 18-2170, 18-2177]
Docket last updated: 05/18/2020 3:26 AM CDT
Monday, March 05, 2018
1 1 Private civil case docketed. Fee paid. Docketing Statement due for Appellant Polk County, Wisconsin by 03/09/2018. Transcript information sheet due by 03/19/2018. Appellant's brief due on or before 04/16/2018 for Polk County, Wisconsin [1] [6908152] 18-1498 (AP) [Entered: 03/05/2018 01:31 PM]
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Att: 1 114 pgs Civil Case
Att: 2 2 pgs Attorney / Party Notice of Docketing
Att: 3 1 pgs Notice to District Court