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SCHAEFER v. GOCH

No. 98-1031.

153 F.3d 793 (1998)

Gerald G. SCHAEFER and Lyla Schaefer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Fred J. GOCH and Marathon County, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 28, 1998.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied October 2, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Kotnik, Frank C. Sutherland (argued), Lathrop & Clark, Madison, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Raymond J. Pollen (argued), Michele M. Ford, Crivello, Carlson, Mentkowski & Steeves Milwaukee, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, RIPPLE and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied October 2, 1998.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of genuinely tragic events. During the early morning hours of September 25, 1995, Sergeant Fred Goch of the Marathon County, Wisconsin Sheriff's Department unintentionally shot and killed Kathy Nieslowski during a standoff between police and Nieslowski's husband, John. Kathy Nieslowski's parents1 brought this suit...

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