Legal Opinion
Michael Schertz and Beverly Schertz v. Waupaca County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 21, 1989No. 88-1738PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Michael Schertz appeals from the entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendants, Waupaca County and several state and local law enforcement officials, in this suit brought under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983. Schertz alleged that he was arrested and detained and his property searched, all without probable cause.
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At about 4:45 a.m. on July 14, 1985, Iola, Wisconsin police officer Gerald Mork was found dead in a Waupaca County cemetery. Mork had been shot twice in the back of the head.
Upon learning of the murder, Robert An-draschko, Chief Deputy of the…
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