Legal Opinion
Karen Fitzgerald v. M. Santoro
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 7, 2013No. 12-1487PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
On February 5, 2010, Karen Fitzgerald had a few drinks to help her unwind from a stressful day, mistakenly phoned a local police dispatch line, and, due to what the officer interpreted as suicidal statements, was eventually taken to a local hospital against her will. The events of the evening left her with a severely broken wrist that required multiple surgeries to repair. She brought this lawsuit against various police officers and paramedics who were with her that night, in an attempt to recoup some measure of damages for what she feels were their unconstitutionally…
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