SMITH v. FINKLEY

No. 20-1754.

10 F.4th 725 (2021)

Jerry SMITH, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin FINKLEY and Adam Stahl, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 18, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter W. Stern, III , Attorney, Walter W. Stern , Attorney At Law, Kenosha, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Susan E. Lappen, Esq. , Assistant City Attorney, Milwaukee City Attorney's Office, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and Brennan and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


Jerry Smith, Jr. reportedly left the scene of a fight and returned with a gun. After a citizen complained, two Milwaukee police officers on patrol came upon Smith and saw that he matched the description relayed by dispatch. When the officers approached Smith to investigate, he fled. The officers followed, believing Smith...

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