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BUBLITZ v. COTTEY

No. 02-3400.

327 F.3d 485 (2003)

Lester BUBLITZ, individually, and on behalf of the Estates of Rebekah Bublitz and Nathaniel Bublitz, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jack L. COTTEY, individually, Marion County Sheriff, Captain Benny Diggs, individually, Marion County Sheriff's Department, Sergeant David Durant, individually, Marion County Sheriff's Department, Lieutenant Harry Hall, individually, Marion County Sheriff's Department, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 9, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott A. Benkie (Argued), Brazill & Benkie, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Paul T. Belch, Marion County Legal Division, Indianapolis, IN, Julie J. Carrell (Argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, City Counsel Legal Division, Indianapolis, IN, John C. Ruckelshaus, Ruckelshaus, Roland, Hasbrook & O'Connor, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Lester Bublitz, his wife Rebekah, and his son Nathaniel became tragic, innocent victims in a high-speed police chase near Indianapolis, Indiana. When police officers attempted to stop a fleeing armed robber by using a tire-deflation device, his car veered across the highway, colliding with the minivan in which the Bublitz family was riding. The crash killed Mrs. Bublitz and son Nathaniel. Mr. Bublitz brought suit against the law-enforcement officers...

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