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HEMBERGER v. BITZER

No. 96-2973.

216 Wis.2d 509 (1998)

574 N.W.2d 656

Jane HEMBERGER, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jo Ann BITZER, Alice Ruhland, and Al Bennin, Defendants-Appellants, Ed RINGGENBERG, Kathy Plehn and Douglas Maxwell, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided March 13, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendants-appellants there were briefs by Michael J. Modl and Axley Brynelson, Madison and oral argument by Michael J. Modl.

For the plaintiff-respondent there was a brief by Robert J. Gingras, Paul A. Kinne and Gingras & Cates, S.C., Madison and oral argument by Steven J. Schooler of Lawton & Cates, S.C., Madison.

¶ 1. WILLIAM A. BABLITCH, J.

The narrow question presented on appeal is whether 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims brought in Wisconsin are governed by a three- or six-year statute of limitations. The plaintiff, Jane Hemberger, claimed that the defendants violated her rights to free speech when they allegedly retaliated against her by terminating her employment. She brought this action approximately four years after the termination. Because Wis. Stat. § 893.53...

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