Legal Opinion

Maus v. Baker

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 14, 2016No. 15-2346PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*598ORDER

Brian Maus sued jail officers and other law enforcement personnel for using excessive force against him while he was a pretrial detainee at the Langlade County Jail. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His claims were tried to a jury, which found for the defendants. Maus appeals, raising six arguments for a new trial. Because his trial was free of prejudicial errors, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

The events underlying Maus’s claims took place in January and April 2007. In January, while a pretrial detainee at the jail, Maus blocked the camera in his cell with toilet paper. Two guards…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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  2. Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Perry v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  4. Joe Woods v. James H. Thieret and Dennis HasemeyerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. Juan Alcantar, Also Known as CaneloCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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