Legal Opinion
Estate of Perry v. Wenzel
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided May 6, 2016No. Case No. 12-C-664PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
RUDOLPH T. RANDA, United States District Judge
This civil rights lawsuit arises from the death of James Franklin Perry. On September 13, 2010, Perry was arrested by Milwaukee police officers, suffered multiple seizures, and eventually died at the county jail. Perry’s son and the administrator of Perry’s estate sued Milwaukee County, the City of Milwaukee, and various police officers, medical personnel, and other individuals employed by the County and City. Both groups of defendants — the County Defendants and the City Defendants — move for summary judgment, and the County…
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