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WALL v. CITY OF BROOKFIELD

No. 04-3131.

406 F.3d 458 (2005)

Sherry WALL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF BROOKFIELD, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 27, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. Ertl (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kevin P. Reak (argued), Ann C. Wirth, Gunta & Reak, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This case bids fair to bring constitutional litigation into disrepute. The plaintiff, a resident of a Milwaukee suburb, owns two dogs, one a 95-pound Doberman Pinscher that is constantly getting loose and frightening the neighbors. The plaintiff received nine citations for violating the municipal ordinance that forbids people to let their dogs run wild. These citations cost her in fines and attorneys' fees some $25,000. The next time the dog...

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