BENTZ v. CITY OF KENDALLVILLE

No. 08-3324.

577 F.3d 776 (2009)

Susan M. BENTZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF KENDALLVILLE, Mike McCann, Lance Waters, L. Richardson, and Douglas M. Davis, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 14, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher C. Myers (argued), Christopher C. Myers & Associates, Fort Wayne, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Andrew S. Williams, Attorney, Linda A. Polley (argued), Hunt Suedhoff Kalamoros, Fort Wayne, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUDAHY, POSNER, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

On May 3, 2006, officers of the Kendallville Police Department entered the home of Dr. Bernard Leonelli without a warrant, arrested him, and searched his home for potential domestic violence victims. Leonelli brought suit against the City of Kendallville and individual police officers1 alleging various Indiana tort claims and violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district...

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