ABRAHAM v. PIECHOWSKI

No. 97-C-0705.

13 F.Supp.2d 870 (1998)

Robert S. ABRAHAM, Daniel M. Abraham and Matthew J. Abraham, Plaintiffs, v. Sergeant Mark S. PIECHOWSKI, Sheriff Patrick J. Fox, Waushara County Sheriff's Department and Waushara County, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

August 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Bartz, Madison, WI, for Plaintiffs.

Donald L. Romundson, Green Bay, WI, for Defendants.


DECISION AND ORDER

ADELMAN, District Judge.

This case raises the important question of whether, when enforcing the law, a sheriff represents the county or the state, and the related question of whether, in view of Wisconsin constitutional and statutory changes, the Seventh Circuit's last pronouncement on the issue has continuing force. The issue is important because of the Eleventh Amendment. If a sheriff acts on behalf of the state rather than the...

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