ERWIN v. COUNTY OF MANITOWOC

Nos. 88-1211, 88-1263.

872 F.2d 1292 (1989)

Joseph ERWIN, Brenda Erwin, Katrina Erwin, Debra Laier, James Laier, Rowena Oclon, Joseph Oclon, Clifton Oclon, and Matthew Oclon, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. COUNTY OF MANITOWOC; Larry Conrad, Timothy O'Hearn, Richard Tisler, and Richard Roe, all individually and in their official capacities as officers of the County of Manitowoc; and Tom Kocourek, individually and as Sheriff of the County of Manitowoc, Defendants-Appellees, and Timothy O'Hearn, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 19, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Eisenberg, Eisenberg Law Office, S.C., Madison, Wis., for plaintiffs-appellants, cross-appellees.

Jonathan M. Menn, Menn Nelson Sharratt Teetaert & Beisenstein, Ltd., Appleton, Wis., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, POSNER, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs sued defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for civil rights violations and for damages resulting from a police search of a private residence. Plaintiffs claim that several deputies violated their Fourth Amendment rights by engaging in an unreasonable search and seizure and using excessive force and also violated the Fourteenth Amendment by depriving plaintiffs of property without due process of law. They also claim that the County...

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