Burnley v. Village of Brown Deer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN MANUEL L. BURNLEY, Plaintiff, Case No. 19-CV-364-JPS and ORDER STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION PROGRAM and UNITED HEALTHCARE OF WISCONSIN, Involuntary Plaintiffs, v. VILLAGE OF BROWN DEER and DEVON M. KRAEMER, Defendants. 1. INTRODUCTION On March 14, 2016, Village of Brown Deer police officer Devon Kraemer (“Kraemer”) shot Manuel Burnley (“Burnley”) in the back at close range while she and another officer attempted to arrest Burnley for disorderly conduct. Mercifully, Burnley survived. He now brings…