BERGREN v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE

No. 85-2380.

811 F.2d 1139 (1987)

Michael BERGREN, individually and by his guardians, Kenneth Bergren and Adriane Bergren, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 11, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Sutton, Sutton & Kelly, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Reynold Scott Ritter, Milwaukee City Attorney's Office, Milwaukee, Wis., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Michael Bergren and his guardians, Mr. and Mrs. Bergren,1 filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Milwaukee and several of its police officers. The Bergrens claim that the appellees violated their constitutional rights by arresting Michael Bergren without probable cause, separating him from his stepmother and retaining custody over him for approximately ten hours. The district court granted the...

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