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GUMZ v. MORRISSETTE

Nos. 84-3124, 84-3173.

772 F.2d 1395 (1985)

Marcus GUMZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Douglas MORRISSETTE and Lawrence Cloutier, Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 5, 1985.

Rehearing Denied September 27, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell J. Mittelstadt, Eugene R. Thompson, Madison, Wis., for plaintiff-appellee, cross-appellant.

John R. Sweeney, Wisconsin Dept. of Justice, Madison, Wis., for defendants-appellants, cross-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge, and WRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Marcus Gumz filed this civil rights action against eleven defendants, officials and employees of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ("DNR"), alleging numerous violations of the Constitution and liability pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court entered judgment on a jury verdict finding that defendants had used excessive force in arresting Gumz and denied defendants' post-verdict motions seeking judgment in...

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