Buchanan v. City of Milwaukee

DECISION AND ORDER

ADELMAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff William Buchanan (“plaintiff’) brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that defendant Jeremy Sullivan (“defendant” or “Sullivan”), a City of Milwaukee police officer, violated his Fourth Amendment right to be free from excessive force by shooting him in the abdomen during an encounter at plaintiffs residence. 1 Plaintiff commenced the action in state court, but defendant removed it to this court. Before me now is defendant’s motion for summary judgment. 2

I. FACTS

Plaintiff, who was thirty-three years old at the time of the incident…