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BETKER v. GOMEZ

No. 11-3009.

692 F.3d 854 (2012)

Richard BETKER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodolfo GOMEZ, Police Officer, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 5, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kari Helene Race (argued), Attorney, Gutglass, Erickson, Bonville & Larson, S.C., Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Susan E. Lappen (argued), Attorney, Milwaukee City Attorney's Office, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Richard Betker was shot twice during a late-night police raid on his home. The officer who shot him was part of a tactical unit executing a no-knock search warrant secured by Officer Rodolfo Gomez. Officer Gomez obtained the warrant after receiving information from Debbie Capol, the estranged sister of Richard's wife, Sharon, regarding Sharon being a convicted felon allegedly in possession of a firearm. Capol now swears that most of the information...

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