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She fired and missed. Roy went out and found Cain, whom he knew, and reported that Plakas was at the Ailes home and willing to come out. The shot hit Plakas in the chest inflicting a mortal wound. Justia. Northern District. Deputy Drinski passed by the injured Koby and asked him with what he was hit; Koby told him that Plakas had a poker. Cited 1106 times, Perkovic v. Marine City Police Officer Heaslip, LUNA-DIAZ et al v. HACKENSACK POLICE DEPARTMENT et al, Romero v. Board of County Commissioners of, ESTATE OF RONALD SINGLETARY et al v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA et al, Estate of Andre Alexander Gree v. City of Indianapolis, Estate of Jason Ike Pero, by Personal Representative Holly Gauthier v. County of Ashland et al, Matthew King v. Hendricks County Commissioner, Jensen, Tristan v. Budreau, Anthony et al, United States of America v. City of Albuquerque, Nelson v. Board of County Commissioners of the Bernalillo County et al, Bradley v. Rochester Police Department et al, KING v. HENDRICKS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS et al, Jonas v. Board of Commissioners of Luna County. Let's analyze another landmark decision, this one of Plakas v. Drinski (1993), decided by the US 7th District Court of Appeals, Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division. Perras and Drinski entered the clearing. Plakas was calm until he saw Cain and Koby. Plakas told Cain he had been the driver of the car in the ditch, and Plakas agreed to get into Cain's car in order to be driven back to the accident scene, now about a mile from where Plakas was found. The only argument in this case is that Plakas did not charge at all. Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1, 3, 85 L. Ed. The closest thing we have to such a list is the rule which requires prison administrators to provide a law library to inmates, but even here we only require this as an alternative to providing other forms of legal assistance. Plakas yelled a lot at Koby. See Gilmere v. City of Atlanta, 774 F.2d 1495, 1501 (11th Cir. And, in fact, the Fifth Circuit has held that the Constitution "does not mandate that law enforcement agencies maintain equipment useful in all foreseeable situations." This is not the kind of weighing of least deadly alternatives that Plakas would have us require of Drinski. Plakas agreed that Roy should talk to the police. There can be reasonable debates about whether the Constitution also enacts a code of criminal procedure, but we think it is clear that the Constitution does not enact a police administrator's equipment list.7 We decline to use this case to impose constitutional equipment requirements on the police.8. Cited 71 times, Perfetti v. First National Bank of Chicago, 950 F.2d 449 (1991) | Cain left. Because these facts are not in the record, we cannot consider them on appeal and assume that had they any significance, they would have been made part of the record. We do not believe the Fourth Amendment requires the use of the least or even a less deadly alternative so long as the use of deadly force is reasonable under Garner v. Tennessee and Graham v. Connor, supra. After the weapon was out, she told him three times, "Please don't make me shoot you." We do not think it is wise policy to permit every jury in these cases to hear expert testimony that an arrestee would have been uninjured if only the police had been able to use disabling gas or a capture net or a taser (or even a larger number of police officers) and then decide that a municipality is liable because it failed to buy this equipment (or increase its police force). He told Koby that this hurt him because he had burn scars on his chest and thought that if he got in the car, his chest would start to bleed. The only witnesses to the shooting were three police officers, Drinski and two others. See, e.g., John Barry & Tom Morganthau, Soon, 'Phasers on Stun', NEWSWEEK, Feb. 7, 1994, at 24-26. Opinion for Pena, Marilyn v. Leombruni, Greg Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information. He saw Plakas cock the poker over his head for a swing and, when Plakas was two arms lengths away, he fired once at Plakas' chest. Cain thought Plakas was out to kill him, Perras said that he did not use the CS repellant because he was too far from Plakas and because it might have landed on his fellow officers. We believe the defendant misunderstands the holding in Plakas. The record before us leaves only room for speculation about some circumstances. In the case of Plakas v. Drinski, the Federal district court in Indiana decided the use of a less lethal alternative was not required when the use of deadly force by police was justified. City of Springfield, 957 F.2d 953, 959 (1st Cir.1992); cf. So a court must undertake a fairly critical assessment of the forensic evidence, the officer's original reports or statements and the opinions of experts to decide whether the officer's testimony could reasonably be rejected at a trial. They talked about the handcuffs and the chest scars. Cited 12622 times, 103 S. Ct. 2605 (1983) | 2d 1 (1985). Cited 201 times, 855 F.2d 1256 (1988) | Cain saw Plakas push his legs through the circle of his arms, bringing his cuffed hands to the front of his body. See Martin L. Fackler, M.D., Police Handgun Ammunition Selection, WOUND BALLISTICS REVIEW, Fall 1992, at 32-37 (suggesting little effect beyond stopping movement). 1994) 37 reese v. Joyce and Rachel helped him. When paramedic Whitt arrived at the clearing, he found Plakas laying about a foot from the brush at one corner of the clearing. The police could have tried to put barriers between themselves and Plakas and maintain distance from him. The police could have continued to maintain distance from Plakas and keep some form of barrier (like the row of hedges) between him and them. He swore Koby would not touch him. The district judge disagreed and granted summary judgment, 811 F. Supp. Perras took the poker. McGarry v. Board of County Commissioners for the County of Lincoln, et al. She decided she would have to pull her weapon so that he would not get it. Inside the house, Plakas took the poker, slammed it into the wall1 and then beat his head against the wall. Nor does he show how such a rule of liability could be applied with reasonable limits. In any event, Drinski did not say he was stopped by running into a tree, he said it felt as though he ran into a tree and there is nothing in the record to contradict this testimony other than counsel's speculation that an officer who backs into a sapling would not reasonably believe a tree was at his back. His car had run off the road and wound up in a deep water-filled ditch. The fourth amendmentt does not require officers to use the least intrusive or even less intrusive alternatives in search and seizure cases. The answer is no. Deputy Drinski passed by the injured Koby and asked him with what he was hit; Koby told him that Plakas had a poker. Finally he rushed at Koby and swung quite hard at Koby, striking Koby's wrist with the poker. Even if Plakas attacked Drinski and Drinski acted in self-defense, Plakas was still wronged because Drinski had a duty to use alternative methods short of deadly force to resolve the situation before him. The only witnesses to the shooting were three police officers, Drinski and two others. It is from that point on that we judge the reasonableness of the use of deadly force in light of all that the officer knew. 1998); Plakas v. Drinski, supra, 19 F.3d at 1150 n. 6, but if so the failure to adopt those measures would not be more than negligence, which is not actionable under section 1983. . Plakas was turned on his back. They followed him out, now with guns drawn. United States District Court, N.D. Indiana, Hammond Division. French v. State, 273 Ind. Dockets.Justia.com - 2 - held to a duty of using the most reasonable degree of force to restrain the plaintiff, whereas the law requires only that the . Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. As he did so, Plakas slowly backed down a hill in the yard. See Perfetti v. First Nat'l Bank of Chicago, 950 F.2d 449, 456 (7th Cir. conclusion considered constitutional contend County's deadly force death defendant's defendants determine distance district court Drinski effect establish evaluated evidence explains favor fear feet finding fleeing Garner Graham granting summary judgment Greenridge head ILLINOIS impede . There is, however, not a single precedent which holds that a governmental unit has a constitutional duty to supply particular forms of equipment to police officers. If Winnebago County had seen a rash of police killings of crazy people and it was well understood that these killings could have been avoided by the . He hit the brakes and heard Plakas hit the screen between the front and rear seats. Plakas brings up a few bits of evidence to do so. From this, Plakas argues a jury could infer that Officer Koby had beaten Plakas. Cited 105 times, 774 F.2d 1495 (1985) | Cain and Koby were the first to enter. Cain stopped and spoke to Plakas who said he was fine except that he was cold. When paramedic Whitt arrived at the clearing, he found Plakas laying about a foot from the brush at one corner of the clearing. All of the witnesses testified to an act of self-defense; that Plakas was moving toward Drinski and menacing him with a fireplace poker and that, moments before, Plakas had said . 1992), it was claimed that the police had so poorly planned an arrest that the chance of a deadly gunfight was increased rather than minimized. 1988), Here we distinguish Gilmere, but by doing so we neither approve nor disapprove of its holding, There may be state law rules which require retreat, but these do not impose constitutional duties. She had no idea if other officers would arrive. This is what we mean when we say we refuse to second-guess the officer. All of the witnesses testified to an act of self-defense; that Plakas was moving toward Drinski and menacing him with a fireplace poker and that, moments before, Plakas had said to Drinski, "Either you're going to die here or I'm going to die here." Dockets & Filings. At times Plakas moved the poker about; at times it rested against the ground. After he was shot, Plakas fell to Drinski's right and lay face down semiconscious on the ground. And there is no reason to discount the testimony of Trooper Perras; he is neither a defendant himself nor employed by the defendant Newton County. He hit the brakes and heard Plakas hit the screen between the front and rear seats. In Ford v. Childers, 855 F.2d 1271 (7th Cir. Toggle navigation . All of this means Drinski was properly standing in the clearing, gun in hand, several feet away from Plakas, who charged him with the poker raised. Koby also thought that he would have a problem with Plakas if he uncuffed him. 1994), and Russo v. City of Cincinnati, 953 F.2d 1036 Tom v. Voida did not, and did not mean to, announce a new doctrine. Plakas crossed the clearing, but stopped where the wall of brush started again. This inference, however, cannot reasonably be made. Subscribe Now Justia Legal Resources . We do not return to the prior segments of the event and, in light of hindsight, reconsider whether the prior police decisions were correct. Cited 428 times, 109 S. Ct. 1865 (1989) | Perhaps in recognition of this weakness in the case, Plakas offers two other theories, one of which is a minor theme of his brief, that shooting in self-defense is unjustified where the aggressor acted out of reasonable fear of police brutality. He picked one of them up, a 2-3 foot poker with a hook on its end. Cited 42 times, 909 F.2d 324 (1990) | Finally, there is the argument most strongly urged by Plakas. Cain said that Plakas was not slamming the poker into the wall, rather, he was starting toward Cain and perhaps swinging it at Cain and missing. Plakas opened his shirt to show the scars to Drinski. Then, when he thought his retreat would not be successful, he was justified in concluding that Plakas could not be subdued at that moment except through gunfire. Plakas ran to the Ailes home located on a private road north of State Road 10. armed robbery w/5 gun, "gun" occurs to He fled but she caught him. He stopped, then lunged again; she fired into his chest. They called Plakas "Dino." Plakas v. Drinski, 19 F.3d 1143, 1146 (7th Cir. 1991); Tom v. Voida, 963 F.2d 952, 961 (7th Cir. He fled but she caught him. Cain left. At times Plakas moved the poker about; at times it rested against the ground. If the officer had decided to do nothing, then no force would have been used. An alternative plan could have reduced or eliminated the possibility of the arrestee's use of a gun. The moon was bright, light was reflecting off the snow and it was easy to track Plakas who slowed as he entered a row of thick brush hedges. letters, 963 F.2d 952 (1992) | See, e.g., John Barry & Tom Morganthau, Soon, 'Phasers on Stun', NEWSWEEK, Feb. 7, 1994, at 24-26. accident), Expand root word by any number of Also, in Carter v. Buscher, 973 F.2d 1328 (7th Cir. From a house Plakas grabbed a fire poker and threaten the . Plakas, however, merely mentions this testimony to show that Drinski was badly trained. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Koby opened the rear door of his squad car, and Plakas entered the car voluntarily. Drinski was in fear of his life, and Plakas's action was sudden and unexpected. So we carve up the incident into segments and Judge each on its own terms to see if the officer was reasonable at each stage. at 1332. Cain and some officers went to the house. Roy tried to talk Plakas into surrendering. Koby told Plakas that this manner of cuffing was department policy which he must follow. Then gripping it with both hands, he continued screaming, louder and louder at Cain and Koby. Moreover, when Plakas did say anything at all about Koby, it was a complaint about cuffing him behind his back, which he said (without medical corroboration even now) caused pain because of his scar tissue. 1994). Justia. Indeed, had Drinski been a private citizen, he would have been entitled to claim self-defense under Indiana law (which does not have a rule of retreat). The only witnesses to the shooting were three police officers, Drinski and two others. What Drinski did here is no different than what Voida did. He stopped, then lunged again; she fired into his chest. Signed by District Judge R. Stan Baker on 01/06/2023. He appeared to be blacking out. Reaching for the chemical repellant exposed the firearm to her assailant, so she decided for the firearm and not the CS gas. 2d 443 (1989). Plakas accused Koby of hurting him, and yelled about the handcuffing behind his back and about his scar tissue. The handcuffs were removed. Plakas also correctly refrains from arguing that the police should have simply walked away and arrested Plakas on another day. Indeed, Plakas merely states this theory, he does not argue it. Then, when he thought his retreat would not be successful, he was justified in concluding that Plakas could not be subdued at that moment except through gunfire. This guiding principle does not fit well here. He knew the Aileses, Roy and Joyce; he was engaged to marry their daughter, Rachel. Here we agree that the undisputed facts can lead to but one Conclusion, that Drinski's use of deadly force was reasonable given Plakas's act of aggression and Drinski's knowledge of what had gone on before. We know the caliber of the bullet, but not its type or weight or the power of the charge in the cartridge, nor do we know where it struck Plakas and what effect it might have on the position of the body. Plakas means to argue that Drinski should have used all available alternatives before deadly force was exercised and that Newton County, Drinski's employer, is liable because it failed to equip and train Drinski to use such methods. . In Carter, such an alternative was not merely speculative; the arrestee was employed inside a prison where he would not have had a gun on his person. Cain and some officers went to the house. He tried to avoid violence. But it is trouble which the police officer is sworn to cause, which society pays him to cause, and which, if kept within constitutional limits, society praises the officer for causing. Plakas V Drinski. The district court's grant of summary judgment is AFFIRMED. Konstantino Plakas was shot once and killed by Jeffrey Drinski, a deputy sheriff. She chased him and, when she caught him, he attacked her, banging her head into a concrete surface. For the next quarter-hour or half-hour, Drinski and Perras tried to talk Plakas into surrendering. Plakas accused Koby of hurting him, and yelled about the handcuffing behind his back and about his scar tissue. There they noticed Plakas was intoxicated. We refuse to impose as an additional constitutional requirement the firing of a warning shot before deadly force may be used." Appx. Here it is beyond dispute that, under the Constitution, the police could reasonably (1) arrest Plakas for drunk driving after he exhibited familiar signs of intoxication; (2) track down an escaping arrestee; (3) draw and point weapons after Plakas armed himself and attacked an officer; (4) pursue Plakas into the clearing after he committed a violent offense and was a danger to himself; and (5) try to talk Plakas into disarming himself and surrendering. Other than random attacks, all such cases begin with the decision of a police officer to do something, to help, to arrest, to inquire. The Fourth Amendment does not require officers to use the least intrusive or even less intrusive alternatives in search and seizure cases. When Cain and Plakas arrived, the ambulance driver examined Plakas. near:5 gun, "gun" occurs to either to Plakas v. Drinski (7th, 1994) in 1991 Plakas was walking. Salas v. Carpenter, 980 F.2d 299, 310 (5th Cir. Shooting a man who has told you, in effect, that he is going to use deadly force against you and then moves toward you as if to do so is unquestionably an act of selfdefense even if, as Plakas's expert maintains, the man is attempting "suicide by police.". Tom v. Voida is a classic example of this analysis. Koby moved away and tried to come in the room from another door, but Plakas chased him away, swinging the poker. Plakas's administrator claimed that the self-defense story was full of holes and that, even if it were not, Drinski and the county which employed him had a constitutional obligation to do more to preserve his life than they did. There is no contention that this "invitation" immediately preceded the shooting or caused Plakas to charge Drinski. 378, 382 (5th Cir. 51, 360 N.E.2d 181, 188-89 (Ind. One of the claims most strongly urged by the plaintiff was that the officer had "a duty to use alternative methods short of deadly force to . But it is trouble which the police officer is sworn to cause, which society pays him to cause and which, if kept within constitutional limits, society praises the officer for causing." Dickerson, 101 F.3d at 1161 (quoting Plakas v. Drinski, 19 F.3d 1143, 1150 (7th Cir.1994)). His theme was that there were people, including his girlfriend at the house, who cared about Plakas and that nobody needs to get hurt. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Cited 2719 times, 856 F.2d 802 (1988) | King, listening from outside the clearing, thought Drinski might persuade Plakas to drop the weapon, but he did not. Then the rear door flew open, and Plakas fled into snow-covered woods. Our historical emphasis on the shortness of the legally relevant time period is not accidental. Get free summaries of new Seventh Circuit US Court of Appeals opinions delivered to your inbox! Having driven Koby and Cain from the house, Plakas walked out of the front door. 1988) (en banc), police officers shot and wounded a masked bank robber fleeing from the scene of his crime. Rptr. Drinski and Perras had entered the house from the garage and saw Plakas leave. Drinski was faced with a man who had, minutes before, attacked a police officer with a dangerous weapon, had refused several entreaties to disarm, had told the officer that one of the two would die that night, and then had moved toward the officer while raising his weapon to strike. The only test is whether what the police officers actually did was reasonable. In any selfdefense case, a defendant knows that the only person likely to contradict him or her is beyond reach. Plakas's administrator claimed that the self-defense story was full of holes and that, even if it were not, Drinski and the county which employed him had a constitutional obligation to do more to preserve his life than they did. Perras only saw that Drinski stumbled in his retreat either because he backed into something or simply tripped. They noticed that his clothes were wet. It is unusual to hear a lawyer argue that the police ought to have caused a dog to attack his client, but he is right that such an attack might have led to a better result for his client (and would, in our view, have led to a different sort of lawsuit). In this sense, the police officer always causes the trouble. While Cain and the others tried to explain that Cain was from the fire department and wanted only to give medical aid, Plakas was loud and combative; (Joyce Ailes said he was "hysterical"). Taken literally the argument fails because Drinski did use alternative methods. But did we hold that this imposes a constitutional duty to use (or at least consider) the use of all alternatives? Plakas V. Drinski - Ebook written by . Plakas turned and faced them. Mailed notice(cdh, ) Download PDF . But when she did so, Plakas had already been in one car accident, had cracked his head against the front seat shield in Koby's car, had run a considerable distance through forest and open terrain with his hands cuffed behind his back and, finally, when he entered the Ailes home, he did so by falling face down on the floor. 1. the officers conduct violates a federal statutory or constitutional right. As he did so, Plakas slowly backed down a hill in the yard. 1985) (en banc). Plakas ran to the Ailes home located on a private road north of State Road 10. Voida was justified in concluding that Tom could not have been subdued except through gunfire. Koby moved away and tried to come in the room from another door, but Plakas chased him away, swinging the poker. Then Plakas tried to break through the brush. Roy Ailes spoke to Plakas, smelled alcohol on his breath, and found him to be upset and insistent that he did nothing wrong. Plakas told Cain he had been the driver of the car in the ditch, and Plakas agreed to get into Cain's car in order to be driven back to the accident scene, now about a mile from where Plakas was found. Subscribe Now Justia Legal Resources. In Ford v. Childers, 855 F.2d 1271 (7th Cir. Plakas v. Drinski, 19 F.3d 1143 (7th Cir. In Koby's car, the rear door handles are not removed. Voida fired one shot at Tom which did not hit him, but he insisted on lunging at her again. After he was shot, Plakas fell to Drinski's right and lay face down semiconscious on the ground. The Honorable James B. Zagel, District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, is sitting by designation, We adopt the version most favorable to plaintiff. 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