Critchfield v. Engfer

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Plaintiff brought an action against Defendants - a Wisconsin investigator, a Wisconsin attorney, chief judge of the Wisconsin Circuit Court, and an agent with the Department of Homeland Security located in Chicago, Illinois - in a Wisconsin state court, alleging that Defendants violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights by conducting or contributing to an improper search and seizure. The Wisconsin complaint was dismissed without prejudice for failure to serve the complaint and summons within the statutorily mandated timeframe. Plaintiff then brought this action in the Court of Chancery, arguing that the Court had jurisdiction because he was “denied justice in the at-law courts.” The Court of Chancery dismissed the complaint, holding that the complaint failed to state a basis upon which the Court may exercise subject matter jurisdiction over this action. View "Critchfield v. Engfer" on Justia Law