Legal Opinion
David Nail v. J. Gutierrez
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 28, 2009No. 08-3872UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
After police officers in Fort Wayne, Indiana, arrested David Nail for domestic battery, he sued the arresting officers and the chief of police under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the two officers violated the Fourth Amendment and that the police department had failed to adequately train them. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. Nail now appeals.
The facts are largely undisputed. On the evening of October 1, 2004, Nail engaged in a heated argument with his then-wife, Pamela Olmstead. The dispute ended when Nail hit Olmstead and she called 911 but hung…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. DunnSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Cady, Davy v. Sheahan, MichaelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Rodney J. DaoustCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- United States v. NajarCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
- Richard L. Alexander v. City of South Bend, South Bend Police Department, Darrell Gunn, Individually and as Chief of the South Bend Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- United States v. HillDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2011