dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

Here's a big waste of time and money, but when has that ever stopped a progressive demagogic judge?

Lawsuit can proceed against Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse
Story by By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press • 3h ago
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge in Wisconsin ruled Wednesday that a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a man shot and k**led by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest in 2020 can proceed against Rittenhouse, police officers and others.

FILE - Kyle Rittenhouse keeps his composure while starting to cry as he is found not guilty on all counts on Nov. 19, 2021, at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis. A federal judge in Wisconsin on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, ruled that a civil rights wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a man shot and k**led by Rittenhouse during a protest in 2020 can proceed against city officials, police officers, Rittenhouse and others. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool, File)
FILE - Kyle Rittenhouse keeps his composure while starting to cry as he is found not guilty on all counts on Nov. 19, 2021, at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis. A federal judge in Wisconsin on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, ruled that a civil rights wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a man shot and k**led by Rittenhouse during a protest in 2020 can proceed against city officials, police officers, Rittenhouse and others. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool, File)
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The father of Anthony Huber, one of two men shot and k**led by Rittenhouse, filed the lawsuit in 2021, accusing officers of allowing for a dangerous situation that violated his son's constitutional rights and resulted in his death. Anthony Huber's father, John Huber, also alleged that Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time of the shootings, conspired with law enforcement to cause harm to protestors. John Huber is seeking unspecified damages from city officials, officers and Rittenhouse.

U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman on Wednesday dismissed motions filed by Rittenhouse and the government defendants seeking to dismiss the civil rights lawsuit.

In allowing the case against Rittenhouse and the others to proceed, the judge said that Anthony Huber's death “could plausibly be regarded as having been proximately caused by the actions of the governmental defendants.”

Rittenhouse attorney Shane Martin said in a phone interview that it's important to note the ruling doesn't address the merits of the case, it only allows it to proceed to the next phase.

“While we respect the judge’s decision, we do not believe there is any evidence of a conspiracy and we are confident, just as a Kenosha jury found, Kyle’s actions that evening were not wrongful and were undertaken in self defense,” Martin said.

Attorneys and private investigators for John Huber spent over 100 hours trying to locate Rittenhouse, tracking down addresses in seven states before they found the home of his mother and sister in Florida. The lawsuit was served on Rittenhouse’s sister, who said that he wasn’t home. Adelman said that was sufficient to qualify as being served.

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Rittenhouse had argued that the case against him should be dismissed because he wasn’t properly served with the lawsuit. Adelman dismissed that, saying that Rittenhouse “is almost certainly evading service.”

“Rittenhouse has been deliberately cagey about his whereabouts,” Adelman wrote. “Although he denies living in Florida, he does not identify the place that he deems to be his residence.”

Attorneys for the law enforcement and government officials being sued did not immediately return emailed messages seeking comment.

The ruling puts Anthony Huber's family "one step closer to justice for their son’s needless death,” said Anand Swaminathan, one of the attorneys for parents John Huber and Karen Bloom.

“The Kenosha officials that created a powder keg situation by their actions tried to claim that they cannot be held accountable for their unconstitutional conduct; that argument was soundly rejected today," Swaminathan said in a statement.

Rittenhouse was charged with homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangering for k*****g Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum and wounding a third person with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle in the summer of 2020 during a tumultuous night of protests over the shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, by a white Kenosha police officer.

Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges in November 2021 after testifying he acted in self-defense. Rittenhouse’s actions became a flashpoint in the debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice in the U.S.

Rittenhouse went to Kenosha from his home in nearby Antioch, Illinois, after businesses were ransacked and burned in the nights that followed Blake’s shooting. He joined other armed civilians on the streets, carrying a weapon authorities said was illegally purchased for him because he was underage.

Rittenhouse first k**led Rosenbaum, 36, in the parking lot of an auto dealership and as Rittenhouse ran from the scene he stumbled and fell. Anthony Huber, 26, struck Rittenhouse with his skateboard and tried to disarm him. Rittenhouse fell to the ground and shot Anthony Huber to death and wounded demonstrator Gaige Grosskreutz, 27.

This case is one of several ongoing civil lawsuits filed in the wake of the shootings. Grosskreutz last year filed a similar lawsuit against Rittenhouse.

Rittenhouse has maintained a high public profile, particularly on social media, where he is an outspoken advocate for gun rights. He has nearly 1 million followers on Twitter and has spoken at conservative gatherings.

woodguru

How old was this little puke when he crossed state lines with a gun he hadn't even legally bought, a friend did?

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

Old enough to shoot P’sOS like you.

microphor Loc: Home is TN

Make sure you pick up your doggie poop or the left will be suing

Weasel Loc: In the Great State Of Indiana!!

Self defense has no age requirements.

microphor Loc: Home is TN

How old were those violent POS punk a$$ thugs who were chasing down a teenager and trying to take his property?

BIRDMAN

PeterS

The Judge simply ruled that the case could move forward because the motion made by Rittenhouse's lawyer was ruled invalid. The judge was simply following the Rule of Law so I would think you cons would support his ruling!

PeterS

God, talk about "Attacking the Messenger". If you guys can't make an argument that isn't a fallacy maybe you should withdraw from the debate!

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

"The Judge simply ruled that the case could move forward because the motion made by Rittenhouse's lawyer was ruled invalid."

Did I say that the judge wasn't following the law? No! What i said was this will end up being a waste of time and money.

Rittenhouse should sue the estates of those who attacked him.

Smedley_buzkill

First off, he did not cross state lines with a firearm, you dolt, he was carrying it legally, that was addressed in the trial, and the only pukes were the convicted criminals that attacked him. You REALLY need to get your lies in order to make them at least sort of believable. In your own pukish way, of course.

Smedley_buzkill

Judge Adelman is a Liberal Democrat, appointed by Bill Clinton and confirmed by a Democrat Senate. His most notable overturned ruling regarded his laughable attempt to reverse a SCOTUS decision.

Smedley_buzkill

He should sue daddy Huber for the inconvenience. Huber is suing the young man who did what should have been done when his darling boy was born.

elledee

You mean the puke who was helping and protecting the injured and then the same people he was there to help tried to k**l him. This was the same puke who was found innocent of all charges brought against him. His name is Kyle and your name should be puke.

elledee

I donated to Kyle's defense and hope he lawyers up and sues these scumbags into the poor house