ESTATE OF DAVIS v. ORTIZ

No. 19-3355.

987 F.3d 635 (2021)

ESTATE OF Christopher J. DAVIS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Juan ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 5, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathaniel Cade, Jr. , Attorney, Cade Law LLC, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Samuel C. Hall, Jr. , Attorney, Crivello Carlson, S.C., Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Wood, Brennan, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


Deputy Juan Ortiz shot Christopher Davis in the head on February 24, 2016, during a drug bust that went awry. Arguing that Ortiz unreasonably seized Davis in violation of the Fourth Amendment, Davis's Estate sued Ortiz for money damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Ortiz responded with an assertion of qualified immunity, but...

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