Milwaukee County based on Clarke’s alleged constitutional violations.
The defendants respond by contesting each of the alleged constitutional
violations and arguing that, even if the Court finds a violation, Clarke is
entitled to qualified immunity.
The Court’s analysis begins with Black’s Fourth Amendment claim,
as the facts underlying that claim begin the story of this case. The Court
then turns to Black’s First and Fourteenth Amendment claims, and finally
to Black’s Monell claim against Milwaukee County. Clarke’s entreaty for
qualified immunity as to Black’s constitutional claims is addressed only
where the Court finds a potential constitutional violation.
4.1
Fourth Amendment
Black contends that Clarke violated his Fourth Amendment right to
be free from unreasonable seizures, see United States v. Swift, 220 F.3d 502,
506 (7th Cir. 2000), when Clarke directed deputies to confront him in the
airport and conduct an interview. To state a cause of action under the
Fourth Amendment, the defendant’s conduct must constitute a seizure
and that seizure must have been unreasonable in light of the
circumstances. Brokaw v. Mercer Cnty., 235 F.3d 1000, 1010 (7th Cir. 2000).
Defendants argue that: 1) Black was not seized within the meaning of the
Amendment, or neither, so long as it provided adequate notice of the plaintiff’s
claim to the defendants.”). A plaintiff opposing summary judgment may not
inject “new and drastic factual allegations,” but instead must adhere to the
complaint's “fundamental factual allegation[s].” Whitaker v. Milwaukee Cnty., 772
F.3d 802, 808 (7th Cir. 2014). Although Black’s complaint does not include
reference to the First or Fourteenth Amendments, it does include the factual
allegations on which those claims are based, namely Clarke’s social media
response to Black’s protected speech acts. See (Docket #1 at 6-7, 10-11). The
defendants were on sufficient notice to defend against Black’s First and
Fourteenth Amendment claims as presented in his summary judgment
submission.
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