Legal Opinion
Eric Alston v. City of Madison
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 10, 2017No. 16-1034PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
The Madison Police Department established a focused deterrence program to increase surveillance of repeat violent offenders in Madison. Eric Alston was one of ten repeat violent offenders originally selected for the program.
Alston brought this § 1983 suit against the City of Madison, then Chief of Police Noble Wray, Lieutenant Tom Woodman-see, and three detectives — Cory Nelson, Samantha D. Kellogg, and Paige Valenta— claiming that he was selected for the program because of his race in violation of his equal-protection rights. Alston also argued that his inclusion in the…
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