Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. City of Milwaukee
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided March 7, 1997No. 95-C-1232PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
This action arises from the death of Jose Rodriguez on May 27,1994, in Chicago. The plaintiffs claim that two allegedly intoxicated off-duty Milwaukee police officers, Gabriel Bedoya and John Koch, shot and killed Mr. Rodriguez. The plaintiffs filed this action against the city of Milwaukee [“the city”] on December 4, 1995, asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and under state law. The defendant’s motion for summary judgment on both claims is presently before this court.
The plaintiffs contend that Mr. Bedoya and Mr. Koch were acting under…
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