Legal Opinion
Larry J. Leaf, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of John P. Leaf, Deceased, Martha A. Leaf, John P. Leaf v. Ronald Shelnutt
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 18, 2005No. 04-1318PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Early in the morning of May 5, 2001, Marion County Sheriffs Deputy Ronald Shelnutt shot and killed John Patrick Leaf. Members of Mr. Leafs family (“the Leafs”) brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Indiana state law for alleged constitutional violations and other torts arising from this tragic event. The district court granted in part and denied in part Deputy Shelnutt’s motion for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we now reverse the district court and remand for further proceedings.
I
BACKGROUND
A. Facts
On the night of May…
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