BRUCE v. GUERNSEY

No. 14-1352.

777 F.3d 872 (2015)

Falyn BRUCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Derek GUERNSEY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 26, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Baker , Attorney, Baker, Baker & Krajewski, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Natalie D. Thompson , Attorney, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, IL, James Andrew Borland , Attorney, Christopher D. Galanos , Attorney, Quinn, Johnston, Henderson, Pretorius & Cerulo, Springfield, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and POSNER and MANION, Circuit Judges.


After Falyn Bruce's high-school boyfriend told a school official that Bruce had attempted to kill herself, the official contacted local authorities. A police officer, Justin Harris, went to the home where Bruce was staying and detained her until a county sheriff's deputy, Derek Guernsey, arrived on the scene. Guernsey then took...

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