Legal Opinion
Bentz v. City of Kendallville
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 2009No. 08-3324PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
On May 3, 2006, officers of the Kendall-ville Police Department entered the home of Dr. Bernard Leonelli without a warrant, arrested him, and searched his home for potential domestic violence victims. Leonelli brought suit against the City of Kendallville and individual police officers 1 alleging various Indiana tort claims and violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants. While this appeal was pending, Leonelli passed away from causes unrelated to the lawsuit, and Susan Bentz…
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