DE LIMA SILVA v. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 18-2561.

917 F.3d 546 (2019)

Julio DE LIMA SILVA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of Wisconsin, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 22, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter M. Reinhardt , Attorney, Bakke Norman, Menomonie, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Steven C. Kilpatrick , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Flaum, Barrett, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiff-appellant Julio de Lima Silva, a Brazilian citizen who self-identifies as Latino, worked as a correctional sergeant for the State of Wisconsin, Department of Corrections ("DOC"). His use of force on an inmate triggered an internal review process and ultimately led to his discharge. The individual defendants—...

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