GAETJENS v. CITY OF LOVES PARK

No. 20-1295.

4 F.4th 487 (2021)

Sally GAETJENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOVES PARK, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 13, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Finke , Attorney, Blaine & Vanzant LLP, Evanston, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Christopher John Drinkwine , Attorney, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Rockford, IL, for Defendants-Appellees Winnebago County, Illinois, Jennifer Stacy, Fnu Del Rio, and Dave Kaske.

Dominick L. Lanzito , Jennifer L. Turiello , Attorneys, Peterson, Johnson & Murray — Chicago LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees City of Loves Park, Illinois, Philip Foley, and Doug Alton.

Before Kanne, Scudder, and Kirsch, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiff Sally Gaetjens sued various local government officials for entering and condemning her home and confiscating her thirty-seven cats, all without a warrant. She's right that the Fourth Amendment would usually prohibit such conduct. But emergencies breed exceptions—and this case is littered with emergencies.<...

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