Fields v. Town of Merrillville

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION GEORGE FIELDS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2:21-cv-361 ) TOWN OF MERRILLVILLE, et al, ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the court on the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [DE 22] filed by the defendants1, Joseph Petruch, Jeff Rice, and Allison Ellis, on April 18, 2022. For the following reasons, the motion [DE 22] is GRANTED. Background The plaintiff, George Fields, filed this action against the defendants, the Merrillville Police Department (the Department), the Merrillville Police…