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A federal appeals court has dismissed the qualified immunity claim filed on behalf of a Walworth County sheriffâs deputy who shot into a moving car more than five years ago, killing a passenger. The U.S. 7th District Court of Appeals in Chicago issued a mandate Monday that will send the lawsuit brought by the family of Christopher J. Davis back to U.S. District Court in Milwaukee. That court previously denied the claim of qualified immunity from the deputy who shot Davis, 21. The appellate court decided Feb. 5 that it did not have jurisdiction to say Juan Ortiz fit under the qualified immunity doctrine because disputes over factual issues still needed to be resolved. ....
189 3 minutes read On Feb. 25, activists gathered in Milwaukee to celebrate a long-awaited legal victory in the fight for justice for Christopher Davis. Exactly five years after Davis was killed by then Deputy Juan Ortiz, a judge has allowed a civil case brought against Ortiz to go to a jury trial. The celebration was organized by the racial justice group The People’s Revolution. A massive snow statue was constructed in Davis’ honor and a group of several dozen people marched to the home of Davis’ mother, Doretha Lock, to remember Davis and continue to demand justice. “We are all still screaming justice for Christopher Davis and I am asking all of you to continue to keep his name in the atmosphere. I am going to continue to say his name as long as I have breath in my lungs,” said Lock as she addressed the crowd that had gathered outside her home to hold a candlelight vigil. “There is too much injustice being done around America … everywhere to our B ....