Legal Opinion
John Wallace v. Steven Tilley, Town of Beloit, Russell Paschke, James Olson, Doris Forbes, and Ronald Cooke
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 28, 1994No. 94-1914PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, John Wallace (“Wallace”), is now, and at the time of the alleged constitutional violations was, a police officer in the Town of Beloit, Wisconsin. As an officer, he belonged to Teamsters Local Union Number 579, which had a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Beloit Police Department.
On or about June 1, 1992, Wallace was dispatched to investigate a theft at the home of Dorothy Mae Goodenough (“Good-enough”), a seventy-eight year old resident of Beloit. While investigating the theft, Wallace came to believe that Goodenough needed assistance with her…
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