Legal Opinion
Wagner v. Washington County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 12, 2007No. 06-2045PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Per curiam
Carl Wagner filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming, as significant here, that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated when sheriffs deputies in Washington County, Wisconsin, arrested him during a town-hall meeting on the belief that his presence violated a protective order awarded to a husband and wife who were also in attendance. The district court granted summary judgment for the deputies after concluding that they had probable cause to arrest Wagner. Although we disagree with the court’s legal determination, we affirm the judgment on the alternative ground that the deputies are…
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