William Damen Avery, Jr, Plaintiff, represented by Ben H Elson , People's Law Office.
Sirena Alline Avery, Plaintiff, represented by Ben H Elson , People's Law Office.
Cynthia Lynn Tyler, Plaintiff, represented by Ben H Elson , People's Law Office.
Jalisa Jonique Avery, Plaintiff, represented by Ben H Elson , People's Law Office.
Nafia Nicole Avery, Plaintiff, represented by Ben H Elson , People's Law Office.
City of Milwaukee, Defendant, represented by Jan A Smokowicz , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office & Jenny Yuan , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office.
Detective Gilbert Hernandez, Defendant, represented by Jan A Smokowicz , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office & Jenny Yuan , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office.
Detective Daniel Phillips, Defendant, represented by Jan A Smokowicz , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office & Jenny Yuan , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office.
Detective Katherine Hein, Defendant, represented by Jan A Smokowicz , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office & Jenny Yuan , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office.
Detective Timothy Heier, Defendant, represented by Jan A Smokowicz , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office & Jenny Yuan , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office.
Detective Kevin Armbruster, Defendant, represented by Jan A Smokowicz , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office & Jenny Yuan , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office.
Detective Eric Gulbrandson, Defendant, represented by Jan A Smokowicz , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office & Jenny Yuan , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office.
Detective James DeValkenaere, Defendant, represented by Jan A Smokowicz , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office & Jenny Yuan , Milwaukee City Attorney's Office.
United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.
DECISION AND ORDER
RUDOLPH T. RANDA, District Judge.
The plaintiff, William Damon Avery, alleges that certain City of Milwaukee police detectives framed him for the murder of Maryetta Griffin. Avery was exonerated after spending six years in prison when DNA testing excluded Avery and matched the profile of Walter E. Ellis, an accused serial killer. For more background on this case, see the Court's Decision and Order granting-in-part and denying-in-part the...
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