Blazel v. Bradley

CRABB, Chief Judge.

This is a civil action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in which plaintiffs ask the court to declare unconstitutional Wis.Stat. § 813.12(3)(b), which permits the issuance of ex parte temporary restraining orders in domestic abuse actions. The case is before the court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. Jurisdiction is present under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343.

I conclude that Wis.Stat. § 813.12 provides the essential due process protections that are required before the state may constitutionally deprive plaintiffs of the protected liberty and property…