Legal Opinion
Erwin v. County of Manitowoc
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 19, 1989No. Nos. 88-1211, 88-1263PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs sued defendants under 42 U.S. C. § 1983 for civil rights violations and for damages resulting from a police search of a private residence. Plaintiffs claim that several deputies violated their Fourth Amendment rights by engaging in an unreasonable search and seizure and using excessive force and also violated the Fourteenth Amendment by depriving plaintiffs of property without due process of law. They also claim that the County inadequately trained its officers in executing search warrants of private residences. The jury awarded plaintiffs compensatory and…
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