Eau Claire seeks dismissal of officer-involved shooting lawsuit
Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, WI)
Mar. 16 EAU CLAIRE The city of
Eau Claire is seeking the dismissal of a civil lawsuit filed by a man who was unarmed when a police officer shot him in 2015.
Written by attorneys hired by the city s insurer,
Wisconsin Municipal Mutual Insurance, the motion for summary judgement was filed Monday with the
U.S. District Court of Western Wisconsin.
The attorneys wrote there are insufficient facts to prove
Tyler Holte s rights were violated or that Officer
Hunter Braatz s conduct was against the law.
The motion states that police officers were advised to use caution when approaching Holte for an arrest warrant on