Legal Opinion

Gerald Polzin v. Peter Ericksen

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 9, 2015No. 14-3146UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Order

Gerald Polzin contends, in this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, that Todd Kazik,'a guard at Polzin’s prison in Wisconsin, tightened his handcuffs so much that he suffered a severe injury to his wrists. The district court dismissed all defendants other than Kazik, 2013 WL 1789452, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS' 60005 (E.D.Wis. Apr. 26, 2013), and after discovery granted summary judgment in Kazik’s favor, 2014 WL 4338529, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 122113 (E.D.Wis. Aug. 29,2014).

Polzin contends that, before escorting him to the prison library on August 1, 2010, Kazik placed him in tight restraints and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Johnson v. City of ShelbySupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  2. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,620 Edmund J. Wentzka and Dona J. Wentzka v. Larry Gellman and Blunt, Ellis & Loewi, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  3. Schulze v. KleeberWisconsin Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Drabek v. SableyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Viamedia, Inc. v. Comcast Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2016

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