"With cross-motions, [the Court's] review of the record requires that [the Court] construe all inferences in favor of the party against whom the motion under consideration is made." They are a State and Federal authorized and certified training facility. As we delve into this post, which contains violent and disturbing imagery, it is important to know three things. Shimer v. Washington, 100 F.3d 506, 508 (7th Cir. U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Indiana, For the U.S. Department of Defenses Tactical Explosive Detection Dogs Program, Settlement with Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc. for Submitting False Claims For Its Work, Gary Man Sentenced to 240 Months in Prison, Settlement With Conrado Castor, M.D. http://liarcatchers.com/drugdogsweeps.html VLK then moved for an award of costs, including $5,525 for trial transcripts from Miller's first lawsuit. What you will see in the Lafayette video is profoundly different and disturbing. The military said it specifically needed the capability of off-leash explosive detection. (quoting Fager v. Hundt, 610 N.E.2d 246, 251 (Ind. This settlement was reached as a result of an investigation by the United States Attorneys Office for the Northern District of Indiana, the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, Indianapolis Resident Agency, and the United States Army CID, Major Procurement Fraud Unit, Indianapolis Fraud Resident Agency. You didnt read the science! Yeah its mean. She became almost frantic with the taste of it. Something about aggression and bitework is just toxic with many people; they lose their damn minds. In the video, K-9 Boyka attacks Bailey's neck area for 30 seconds (see left side of screen), while an officer handcuffed him. Two years earlier, K-9 Finn had attacked an officer during a training exercise, biting him on the face and neck. Required fields are marked *. 1998)). As for Mr. Miller's damages claim, Defendants contend that this claim is barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Heck no! Did the dog trainer not tell them this? And then, it may wind up being temperamentally unsuited and all that money is down the crapper. At 8:52, Saxton snaps a leash onto the dog. of Ind., LLC v. Hobart City of Common Council, 406 F.3d 926, 929 (7th Cir. The suspect has an upper left arm bite (3:52), where the dog immobilized him, and bites to his hip through his jeans. No. No kidding. #k9 #vlkproud #vohnelichekennels #k9unit. Southern District of Indiana DISTRIBUTION: KEVIN D. MILLER205 W. Joliet Street, #304Schererville, IN 46375 Jon David BakerBAKER AND BODWELL PCsmchenry@cinergymetro.net Andrew J. SickmannBOSTON BEVER KLINGE CROSS &CHIDESTERajsickmann@bbkcc.com John P. BushemiBURKE, COSTANZA & CARBERRY LLPbushemi@bcclegal.com Mike J. 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TankersleyTANKERSLEY LAW OFFICEkevin@tanklaw.com Daniel Joseph LaydenWILLIAMS BARRETT & WILKOWSKI,LLPdlayden@wbwlawyers.com, Case No. I look forward to your posts, as well. Before we show you the 16-minute video released by the Lafayette Police Department in July that shows another insidious "neck attack" by a police K-9 to an unarmed suspect, watch how this K-9 immobilized this man. Simmons v. In particular, he asserts that Defendants' failed to produce a manual in response to the non-party discovery requests. In the case of Carlos Balli, he was unarmed, but not a low-level offender. As you observed, these police dogs are locked & loaded.incredibly amped up. In a detailed opinion, the Seventh Circuit discussed the different methods by which a person could sue the Government for compensation of taken property. The lawsuit says the company also inflated labor hours at the U.S. Armys proving grounds in Yuma, Arizona, as well as labor hours performed in Afghanistan by the FSRs. Josh Saxton, Officers Nicholas Klimek and Victor Sikorski for possible crimes. Indiana-based Vohne Liche Kennels is a top provider of "social police dogs" to K-9 units across the country.2 Alexandra Semyonova wrote a special report for our post explaining bite work (Schutzhund), the basis of police K-9 training. The comment section is also enlightening. Should the officer have been promoted two months after the attack? Note how lean the dog is. Macho boys playing with macho toys without having any idea what they are awakening. Richard Bailey Jr. was attacked in the neck by a Lafayette police K-9 on May 9. Police dogs in the USA get most of their training overseas. That is because this plaintiff "is no longer at the mercy" of the wrongdoer and "[t]here are others who can tell him if he has been wronged, and he need only ask." I dont know what kind of budget local PDs have, but I hope they are not cutting corners up front trying to get less-than-well-trained K9s on the cheap. On June 30, and while he was under investigation, Officer Joshua Saxton was promoted to Sergeant and K-9 Boyka was retired under the auspices that a "supervisor" cannot also be a K-9 handler. 2010). 226). You Troglodyte! I.A.E., Inc. v. Shaver, 74 F.3d 768, 774 (7th Cir. In Norfolk, the court stated, "The discovery rule starts the statute of limitations running only when the plaintiff learns that he's been injured, and by whom." at 837. Again, a story for 60 Minutes to consider. I doubt if this always occurs. As for crappy dog training practises, unless a dog will OUT 100% of the time (toys, food etc) it shouldnt begin training for bite work. A belligerent drunk man on a moped does not authorize a straight up door pop because you cannot influence the dog at all in such a scenario, dog just comes out teeth first and brains last. On June 11, before the release of this video on July 25, the Tippecanoe County prosecutor requested a special prosecutor to investigate three Lafayette officers -- K-9 handler, Sgt. She stars beside Channing Tatum as Lulu, a troubled Army K-9 trying to make it home to her handler's funeral. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. O'Regan v. Arbitration Forums, Ins., 246 F.3d 975, 983 (7th Cir. Fax: (219) 852-2770. Id. IMHO, the dog should have been shot the minute it latched on to the guys neck. As Saxton leads the dog back to his cruiser, he continues to say, "Stop, stop" to the dog. DENVER Vohne Liche Kennels, a dog-training facility in northern Miami County, has agreed to pay $1.35 million to the federal government to settle a lawsuit claiming the company filed false claims on a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense. It wasnt uncommon to work with dog-aggressive (not murder dogs) dogs (and fix them) but it was *nothing* like todays prevalence where it seems that every second dog is leash reactivewhich means people handling or near the dog are all at risk, as well. Its an important one, and another case of dogs bred for completely useless and destructive behaviors, then placed in the hands of the people least able to control their own worst instincts. They are NOT pets or public relations fodder. To support his argument, Mr. Miller relies on one sentence from United States v. Norfolk, 602 F.3d 830 (7th Cir. That lawsuit alleges police K-9 Finn bit his neck repeatedly leaving him with deep and potentially fatal cuts near his jugular vein.6 Erickson was not a perfect victim, but he was a low-level offender -- he had crawled into an attic and was consuming alcohol and smoking pot. Deaths are also rare because the dogs are trained to attack the arms and legs -- not the head and neck. In the three I did watch, the suspects were clearly surrendered and standing or sitting still when out of nowhere the dogs attack. 1999). The sad part is, the failing dogs might be perfectly suited to do something else with the correct retraining (such as cage release or property guards) the same way failed seeing eye dogs are often amazing companion dogs. Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies have contracted with Vohne Liche Kennels for their training needs. No state or federal agency is in charge of tracking police K-9 bite data either. Malis are too high drive and once turned ON they often wont turn OFF. Excessive force? Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies have contracted with Vohne Liche Kennels for their training needs. Thanks for covering one of my favourite rant topics Colleen! VLK's training staff has certified city, county, state and Federal Law Enforcement / Government Agencies around the world to handle dogs. Defendants' motion for summary judgment on Mr. Miller's injunction claim is therefore GRANTED. An official website of the United States government. Sierakowski, 223 F.3d at 443 (quoting O'Shea v. Littleton, 414 U.S. 488, 495 (1974)). Officers say to Bailey, "Stop fighting the dog, stop moving," while the dog is still latched onto his neck. The main difference between this case and the Northern District litigation is the theory of the violation and choice of defendant. Vohne Liche Kennels. Good Luck and stay safe out there! Download PDF. GSDs, Bouviers and Dobes are far better choices IMO. You are going to get sued. Its not over, yet. Time to take away their lethal toys (except for SWAT teams) and that includes dogs. 1983 seeking damages and injunctive relief. (Rude kids are no fun either. Id. The lawsuit says during the contract, Vohne Liche fraudulently submitted claims for labor hours for trainers and FSRs involved in the TEDD program, including inflated labor hours billed for training sessions held at its Miami County facility. So painful to watch that I could not watch all of them. Here is a similar (new style) dog training video, speaking about agitation by soft choking the dog. That dog could have just as easily targeted the other officer. The last police dog importer that racked up that many serious mismatches (California K-9 Academy) went out of business after multiple lawsuits. "Awesome partnership between the world's finest! Combined, pit bulls and rottweilers contributed to 76% of the total recorded deaths. The best example we could find of an ideal "partnership relationship" between an officer and K-9 occurred in February. Heeling and use of chokers has gone out of style. Welcome to Vohne Liche Kennels. Further, Mr. Miller became aware of the alleged inadequate training by Defendants while still in the throes of litigation in the Northern District. Either way, your shopping cart will be active until you leave the store. Fed. Rather, the process of taking the facts in the light most favorable to the non-movant, first for one side and then for the other, may reveal that neither side has enough to prevail without a trial. (can you hear my eyes rolling at the statement by SDPD?). During the traffic stop, a drug-detection dog was led around Mr. Miller's vehicle. As we were writing this post, a Salt Lake City K-9 officer was charged with second-degree felony aggravated assault after he deployed his K-9 on a Black man who was on his knees with his hands in the air. We also dedicated substantial time to that case, documenting the preliminary hearing and final trial, where former officer Alex Geiger was acquitted. This video literally made me cry. The whole K-9 unit was suspended afterward.7 This is the extreme polar opposite of how Officer Richardson and his partner Axel responded to a dangerous bank robbery. We encourage you to watch the full 16-minutes to understand the whole context. VLK has trained Police and Military Service Dogs for over 5000 law enforcement and government agencies to include the; National Security Agency (NSA) Polk County, FL. Some context for this quotation is instructive. 7953 N Old Route 31, Denver, IN 46926 Vohne Liche Kennels has agreed to pay $1,350,000 to resolve the United States claims under the False Claims Act for fraudulently submitting claims for labor hours for trainers and FSRs involved in the TEDD program. Id. After the August 14 announcement by the Department of Justice, Performance Kennels Inc., who imports dogs from Solvakia, The man on the bicycle, Richard Schumacher, suffered a "degloving of the right axilla" injury due to the K-9 mauling in Punta Gorda, Florida (See. FFS a dog that cannot breathe will let go and wont reject the OUT command next time. I am seeing a connection between Schutzhund going down the tubes (internationally) and all these psycho, out of control malinois in police forces. We invite you to browse through our store and shop with confidence. It got to the point where just the quick pull and noise would make my dog heel. Montgomery County Officer D. Richardson and his partner, Axel, responded to a bank robbery. Mostly I send the ones that are grievous for other reasons. It is not usual police or K-9 training to point a dog at anything but the extremities." Christy, thanks for the information. The dog attacked his face for 32 seconds and destroyed it (see body cam video).5 The goal of a K-9's training is to render the subject immobile by targeting the arms and legs. 226) the Court addressed the similar issue of whether Mr. Miller had standing to seek injunctive relief against former Defendant Paul E. Whitesell. Mr. Miller's Partial Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. When people say BSL doesnt work the fact is, even followed up rarely (as in Ontario) *it helps*. A good dog would be calm, awaiting commands. Id. Indeed, the existence of cross-motions for summary judgment does not necessarily mean that there are no genuine issues of material fact. I.C.C., 900 F.2d 1023, 1026 (7th Cir. A lock ( In 2013, company owner Ken Licklider and his trainers were featured on a 16-episode reality TV series on Nat Geo Wild called Alpha Dogs. The cast of local trainers made an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman that same year. To have standing: To show an injury in fact, the plaintiff must demonstrate a reasonable probability that he will suffer some identifiable harm. . They crank the dogs way too high in training while not practicing any control whatsoever and this is how it all goes sideways. Then the case of Spencer Erickson, 26, in Lakewood, Colorado emerged. 3 "We will not tolerate dishonest contractors who seek to enrich themselves at the expense of federal taxpayers." - United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. KEVIN D. MILLER, Plaintiff, v. VOHNE LICHE KENNELS, INC., and AMERICAN WORKING DOGS UNITED, INC., Defendants. Recently, Vohne Liche was forced to pay $1.35 million to the U.S. Department of Defense for fraudulently submitting claims for labor hours for trainers.3. The show focuses on the intense working environment of Vohne Liche Kennels, a rural Indiana training facility that produces a large portion of the country's police and military dogs. Wow. Police departments from Kentucky, Indiana, even as far as North Dakota and Florida brought their K9 officers to the kennels over the past week to participate in various challenges. Hi Boni, Yes, that is email. Official websites use .gov after a police dog has severely mauled the face/neck of an escaped shoplifter or other very mild crime. 2001) (quoting Hendricks-Robinson v. Excel Corp., 154 F.3d 685, 692 (7th Cir. 1) disarming+holding 2) creating a diversion to allow the handler time to respond. He alleged that Vohne Liche Kennels inadequately trains drug-detection dogs, therefore the dogs are improperly certified by American Working Dogs United. For me, the question becomes what changed? A well-trained dog doesnt *bite* until told or the handler is incapacitated. It was a common technique with dog trainers a few decades ago although I cant say that with the use of clatter sticks for agitation, that its still common. To what extent such injuries are occurring in Indianapolis is unclear. Please visit our online store. Because the officers could have removed him from the moped without resorting to grave body harm force. Hammond, IN 46320, Telephone: (219) 937-5500 (Alpha Dogs premieres on February 8 and airs Fridays at 9 p.m on Nat Geo WILD.You can see a preview here.). Yer grievously cuttin into a bizness model of stringing along clueless, sentimental owners for months until the inevitable lawsuit by said murdered poodles owner and their grannys estate. Then, if it is properly trained, it will go straight for the weapon hand, accomplishing 2 things. The problem with Bouviers and Rottweilers are, although they are far more temperamentally suited in many cases, they tend to be one-person dogs and it is costly to train a dog where it needs to be with the handler from puppyhood (or at least 10-11 months) and trained with the handler for another year to get the best result. We began doing so after reviewing lawsuits filed in the Pacific Northwest and how the "bite and hold" method of training was being tested in the courts. the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." After Alliance Defending Freedom filed a lawsuit . This is a story for 60 Minutes. Casetext, Inc. and Casetext are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. Bailey's doctor described his wounds as a punctured trachea, cut carotid artery, damaged tissue in his neck, injuries to his shoulder and a broken finger. Erickson also had outstanding warrants for a DUI and mischief cases. Ive noticed with pit bulls especially, theyre usually dragging their owners behind them. HAMMOND - United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II announced today a pre-suit settlement under the False Claims Act for false claims payable under a U.S. Department of Defense Contract for the Tactical Explosive Detection Dogs Program. It said its investigation of the alleged assault on May 28 took two months because it "was complex".. LCPS said it was prohibited from "investigating complaints of sexual harassment and sexual assault" and did not "impose interim . A plaintiff seeking an injunction, such as Mr. Miller seeks here, must show a significant likelihood and immediacy of sustaining some direct injury. Dog bites rarely get reported here, at all, either unless something is odd about the story.
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