Legal Opinion
Richard Claus v. Brett Mize
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 23, 2003No. 02-1675PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKanne, Circuit Judge
Following an incident that occurred during a training exercise, Richard Claus, a former officer for the Indiana Department of Correction (“IDOC”), filed this § 1983 claim against fellow IDOC officer Brett Mize. The district court clerk entered a default against Mize, but that entry was set aside when the district court determined that service of process upon Mize was insufficient. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the decision of the district court.
I. History
At the time this suit was filed, both parties were employed by the IDOC as correctional officers. They worked, however, at…
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