Legal Opinion
Billy Jo Blaha v. Sauk County and Blake Zibell
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided December 18, 2025No. 3:24-cv-00834Unknown
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN BILLY JO BLAHA, Plaintiff, OPINION and ORDER v. 24-cv-834-jdp SAUK COUNTY and BLAKE ZIBELL, Defendants. Defendant Blake Zibell, a deputy with the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office, arrested plaintiff Billy Jo Blaha for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Blaha was transported to the Sauk County Jail, where Zibell ordered a paramedic to draw her blood. Blaha doesn’t contest the arrest, but she contends that she did not consent to the blood draw, which violated her rights under the Fourth Amendment.…
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