PLISKA v. CITY OF STEVENS POINT, WIS.

No. 86-2360.

823 F.2d 1168 (1987)

John A. PLISKA and Stanley T. Pliska, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN and James Benz, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 14, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Manning, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Nadine I. Davy, Anderson, Fisher, Shannon, O'Brien & Rice, Stevens Point, Wis., for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, CUMMINGS and POSNER, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs, John and Stanley Pliska, brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action challenging two City of Stevens Point, Wisconsin ("Stevens Point" or "the City") ordinances as unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. In addition, John Pliska sought damages for an allegedly illegal stop and arrest. The district court held that the constitutional challenges to the ordinances were barred by the doctrine of res judicata and granted summary...

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