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KUNIK v. RACINE COUNTY, WIS.

Nos. 90-1234, 90-1235, 90-1262, 90-1330.

946 F.2d 1574 (1991)

Michael KUNIK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RACINE COUNTY, WISCONSIN; Racine County, Wisconsin, Sheriff's Department; Patrick Ketterhagen; James Litwin and Henry Creekmore, Defendants-Appellees. Michael KUNIK, Chester Adams and Lisa Kretschmer, Plaintiffs, v. RACINE COUNTY, WISCONSIN; Racine County, Wisconsin, Sheriff's Department; Patrick Ketterhagen; James Litwin and Henry Creekmore, Defendants-Appellees, Appeal of Rick HALPRIN, attorney for plaintiffs. Lisa KRETSCHMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RACINE COUNTY, WISCONSIN; Racine County, Wisconsin, Sheriff's Department; Patrick Ketterhagen; James Litwin and Henry Creekmore, Defendants-Appellees. Chester ADAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RACINE COUNTY, WISCONSIN; Racine County, Wisconsin, Sheriff's Department; Patrick Ketterhagen; James Litwin and Henry Creekmore, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 30, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick Halprin (argued), Chicago, Ill., William A. DeMark, DeMark & Piontek, Racine, Wis., for plaintiff-appellant, in Nos. 90-1234, 90-1235, 90-1262, 90-1330.

Susan Shimp Torok, LeRoy Kramer, III (argued), Racine County Corp. Counsel, Racine, Wis., for defendants-appellees.

Thomas Peters (argued), Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff in No. 90-1235.

Cynthia L. Pierce, Josten, Durocher, Murphy & Pierce, Racine, Wis., for plaintiff-appellant in No. 90-1330.

James L. Santelle, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Milwaukee, Wis., for defendants-appellees in No. 90-1330.

Before CUMMINGS, WOOD, Jr. and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs sued local police and members of the Naval Investigative Service (NIS) under section 1983 and under state tort law. The section 1983 claims alleged a conspiracy to violate plaintiffs' constitutional rights in connection with a murder investigation and prosecution. The district court dismissed the section 1983 and constitutional claims for failing to state a claim on which relief could be granted and dismissed the remaining state claims...

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