Legal Opinion
William Gerhartz v. David Richert
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 5, 2015No. 13-3079, 14-1041PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
William Gerhartz brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Deputy David Richert and Sergeant Bill Tyson, two officers of the Calumet County Sheriffs Department. He alleged that the officers had violated his Fourth Amendment rights by ordering that his blood be drawn, for evidentiary purposes, without a warrant. The district court granted summary judgment for the officers. It determined that the natural dissipation of alcohol from Mr. Gerhartz’s bloodstream was an exigent circumstance sufficient to justify the officers’ warrantless blood draw. Mr. Ger-hartz later…
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