Legal Opinion

Donovan Channing v. Thomas Klemke, Ryan Viney, Kevin Doebereiner, and Travis Maze

District Court, W.D. Wisconsin

Decided August 13, 2026No. 3:25-cv-00569Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN DONOVAN CHANNING, Plaintiff, v. OPINION and ORDER THOMAS KLEMKE, RYAN VINEY, 25-cv-569-jdp KEVIN DOEBEREINER, and TRAVIS MAZE, Defendants. Plaintiff Donovan Channing brings claims under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

against four law enforcement officers employed by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department. Channing contends that the officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights by initiating criminal proceedings against him for domestic violence without probable cause. Defendants move for summary judgment, Dkt. 10, and the court will…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Colbert v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  4. Thompson v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 2022
  5. Lisa Williamson v. Mark Curran, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013

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