How do they do it? Although Vohne Liche did fail to turn over responsive discovery materials to Mr. Miller in the Northern District litigation until ordered to do so, the information withheld did not contain "material facts thereby preventing the plaintiff from discovering a potential cause of action." In the context of considering whether the two-year statute of limitations for those actions had expired, the court explained that the defendant could amend his complaint, i.e., the Rule 41(g) motion, to add a Bivens or 1983 claim, and the addition would relate back to the original filing that was within the applicable statute of limitations. Thats barely enough training to pass a basic obedience trial at the CKC. Main Office: In 2014, a titled protection trained rottweiler (level 2 IPO) attacked a 7-year old boy in the head and neck, killing him. Then, if it is properly trained, it will go straight for the weapon hand, accomplishing 2 things. If you go to hashtag bluefall on twitter, they have many more. You brought up heeling. Specifically, Mr. Miller asked for discovery documents concerning the training of the police dog that alerted to his car. Should the officer have been promoted two months after the attack? No. A lock ( (See Dkt. Id. Lafayette PD Video: We Are All in Trouble When Trained Police K-9s Attack the Head, Neck Regions of Unarmed Suspects. On July 22, 2009, Mr. Miller filed suit in the United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, against the Plymouth Police Department, the Marshall County Sheriff's Department, Officer John Weir, and two Marshall County Sheriff's Deputies ("Northern District litigation"). The standards have been lowered to keep the money rocketing in from the clueless. It also inflated the number of labor hours performed in Afghanistan by the FSRs. 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Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Bailey's injuries resulted in him being in a medically induced coma for six days and hospitalized for 11 days, according to his attorneys. Justia US Law Case Law Federal Courts Courts of Appeals Seventh Circuit 2015 Kevin Miller v. Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc. Kevin Miller v. Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc., No. The GSD had been a safer choice. "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." Ive noticed with pit bulls especially, theyre usually dragging their owners behind them. No state or federal agency is in charge of tracking police K-9 bite data either. The dog remained on active duty afterward. 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. 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 Lafayette police K-9 "neck attack" fell squarely within worldwide protests due to the disproportionate police violence inflicted on Black men. And, rather than amend his complaint in the Northern District when he became aware of Defendants in October 2011, Mr. Miller chose to wait to file the current action in a this Court. Some of our Many Services, "VLK delivers some great dogs to the historic Rikers Island for the New York Department of Corrections.". Drug Dog Suit Filed Against Indiana Cities | Liar Catchers Blog 1998)). And, of course, theres the Birmingham police departments use of dogs against peaceful civil rights protestors back in the 1960s. Doe v. Shults-Lewis Child & Family Servs., Inc., 718 N.E.2d 738, 744 (Ind. No kidding. To have standing: To show an injury in fact, the plaintiff must demonstrate a reasonable probability that he will suffer some identifiable harm. And that dog had access to arms and legs and targeted the neck. 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. 227) is GRANTED and Mr. Miller's Partial Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. See 28 U.S.C. 179.) after a police dog has severely mauled the face/neck of an escaped shoplifter or other very mild crime. Carlos Balli, 29, seeks $2 million dollars after Arizona DPS K-9 Storm ripped off half his face. They cant scale a fence or run overtop of a car etc. V.L.K. The court ruled that the HOA overstepped in fining and suing a family for leaving holiday lights up year-round. Vohne Liche produced certifications, class schedules, and receipts. 2001). There are buckets of articles about cadaver dogs that cant find a corpse in a graveyard and drug sniffers that cant tell the difference between bacon and bennies. The FSRs monitored the activities of the newly-trained TEDD handlers and dogs to reinforce and improve their techniques. Thirty plus years ago, I associated using a harness with puppies or dogs too young for a collar/choker and with seeing eye dogs. Local news, sports and entertainment when you want it. The principle remains, though. In the case of someone running away *with a weapon* the dog can knock down+hold until the handler can arrive. As for Mr. Miller's damages claim, Defendants contend that this claim is barred by the applicable statute of limitations. After watching numerous videos on YouTube now where the officers cannot get the dogs off I am left with one question. Deaths are also rare because the dogs are trained to attack the arms and legs -- not the head and neck. at 837. Please consider subscribing so we can continue to bring you the best local news, sports and entertainment coverage. Vohne Liche Kennels (pronounced Von Lick) is a full service K-9 training facility where the best of the best go for highly trained Police Service Dogs See more We are committed to one goal at Vohne Liche Kennels. How many Black people have been victims of this kind of overkill? The facility provides training for handlers and canines for federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The last police dog importer that racked up that many serious mismatches (California K-9 Academy) went out of business after multiple lawsuits. By 9:38 the dog is inside the cruiser. GSDs, Bouviers and Dobes are far better choices IMO. Welcome to Vohne Liche Kennels. 2000) (citing Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, 515 U.S. 200, 210-11 (1995); City of Los Angeles v. Lyons, 461 U.S. 95 (1983)). Virginia's highest court has overturned a homeowners association's lawsuit victory. The Court reads Kubrick and Norfolk not as stringently requiring a plaintiff know the exact cause and identity of a wrongdoer before a statute of limitations begins to run, but when a plaintiff possesses the operative facts that support knowledge of the injury and its cause. Police/protection dogs are far more prevalent in some places as well as training has changed. Mr. Miller's Partial Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. See Black v. Rieth-Reily Const. 5 Takeaways From Our Investigation of Indianapolis Police Dogs (can you hear my eyes rolling at the statement by SDPD?). If excessive force cases involving police K-9s continue to escalate, taxpayers will grow angrier at funding the resulting lawsuits. The Defense Criminal Investigative Service will continue to aggressively pursue companies such as Vohne Liche Kennels that increase profits by exploiting DoD contracts through false claims, said Cynthia Bruce, Special Agent in Charge, DCIS Southeast Field Office. In the video, K-9 Boyka attacks Bailey's neck area for 30 seconds (see left side of screen), while an officer handcuffed him. Sierakowski v. Ryan, 223 F.3d 440, 443 (7th Cir. Vohne Liche and AWD, Mr. Miller claims, are responsible for his injury because they inadequately trained the police dog that alerted on his car. Time to take away their lethal toys (except for SWAT teams) and that includes dogs. How a Loudoun Co. family's year-round holiday lights sparked a lawsuit R.J. Corman Derailment Serv., Inc. v. Int'l Union of Operating Eng'rs., 335 F.3d 643, 647 (7th Cir. Violations of the noise ordinance range from a Class 3 misdemeanor, which carries a maximum fine of $500, to a Class 1 misdemeanor, which carries a maximum penalty of twelve months in jail and a $2,500 fine. Official websites use .gov Running away in fear shouldnt result in a person being maimed for life. We sent the video to a working dog trainer, who provided insight into Eastern Bloc K-9s. The same analysis and reasoning is applicable to Defendants' current motion. . 1983 seeking damages and injunctive relief. Plaintiff Kevin D. Miller, pro se ("Mr. Miller"), filed this lawsuit against Defendants Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc. ("Vohne Liche") and American Working Dogs United, Inc. ("AWD") (collectively, "Defendants"), under 42 U.S.C. Please register to receive news and information from VLK, Vohne Liche Kennels 2023 class schedule2023 Class Schedule. The owner, Kenneth D Licklider, had always dreamed of owning his own facility in Holland so Vohne Liche Europe b.v. was born. The primary goals of a police K-9 are to decrease escalation (as the case of K-9 Axel shows), to assist officers in apprehension and to immobilize suspects who resist arrest by biting and holding one of the suspect's extremities. In another rare fatality, in 2013, Hayward police shelled out $1.5 million for not warning the victim they had deployed the dog in his backyard. In comments, we would like your feedback on the Lafayette Police Department K-9 neck attack involving Sgt. "Due to this verdict, a 'retired' police K-9 can now breakout of its property and savagely attack and kill an innocent person without criminal culpability," we wrote after the trial. Montgomery Co Sheriff's Office (TX) Welcome to the VLK family! Contrary to what it appears to the normal eye in that video grabbing the dog by the collar at the sides and shaking it is also a technique called agitating the dog and the reason is to *excite the dog to bite harder* not to force a release. Specifically, Vohne Liche Kennels inflated the number of labor hours billed for training sessions held at Vohne Liche Kennels Denver Indiana facility and at the U.S. Armys proving grounds in Yuma Arizona. Mr. Miller learned of Vohne Liche and AWD from the defendants' responses to his discovery requests, which included training logs and certificates from Vohne Liche. I found this confusing and I found fat dogs. Most such cases are unknown, because they go unreported by official sources and because they go unreported by news media sources and therefore are never brought to public attention. Next: I recall national news stories about how police K-9 handlers are forced to be required to shoot their own trained K-9s when their own K-9 attacks its own handler. is heard, alerting the dog to its target. 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 look forward to your posts, as well. You mean you didnt get dragged down the street by a dog in a harness while you waved bacon bits around as it mangled the neighbours poodle and then their granny? 24, 2013). The confrontation starts at 6:28. Additionally, the claim against Paul Whitesell, the ex-officio chairman of the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board was terminated on August 29, 2012 (Dkt. See Heaton & Eadle Prof'l Servs. The dogs are supposed to stay with their handlers for, I think, six weeks. Heck no! "No one can maintain an action in a federal court, including an appeal, unless he has standing to sue, in the sense required by Article III of the Constitution-that is, unless he can show injury (in a special sense, noted below) and that he would benefit from a decision in his favor." A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. A local dog whose handler was killed was half GSD/half Malinois. Thanks. Courses - Vohne Liche Kennels Yes. As of September 18, the investigation by the special prosecutor remains pending. The two proceeded into a potentially highly confrontational scenario, where no bite event occurs. FFS a dog that cannot breathe will let go and wont reject the OUT command next time. Either way, your shopping cart will be active until you leave the store. Richard Bailey Jr. was attacked in the neck by a Lafayette police K-9 on May 9. Anybody remember when American Indian Movement used to break up police dog brigades by letting loose b*tches in heat? That is a very strong indicator this K-9 has a history of inappropriate bites, as we would expect a "neck biter" to have. Watching the body cam video should make you weep. Christy, thanks for the information. Because ultimately it costs more in the long run to pay out on lawsuits. In 2016, another dog trained in apprehension and bite work, a retired police K-9, attacked two people, killing one in San Luis Obispo County, California. 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. Schererville resident Kevin Miller filed a lawsuit against Vohne Liche Kennels and American Working Dogs following a traffic stop in Plymouth. Pitbull owners make this error all the time on video during maulings. As you observed, these police dogs are locked & loaded.incredibly amped up. At 9:00, the K-9 breaks off, and at 9:04, the dog redirects onto Saxton. 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. 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. You are going to get sued. I email some of them to Colleen. Thanks to technology there are far better methods of doing many kinds of work than using a dog. Kenny Licklider, owner of Vohne Liche Kennels and star of National Geographic WILD's show Alpha Dogs, shares why dogs trained for executive protection may be the best investment you'll ever make. You nailed it, Terry. 5400 Federal Plaza, Suite 1500 Always trained in arenas and controlled areas. In fact, Mr. Miller concedes that he requested information concerning the dog's training on November 3, 2009, so this theory of liability was undisputedly known to him by that date. Note that he cant seem to get the dog off until he turns his back to the camera. 1983 would still fail and Mr. Miller would have no relief because his claims are barred by the relevant statute of limitations. Spencer Erickson, 26, was attacked in the neck by Lakewood Police Department K-9 Finn. (pronounced Von Lick) is a full service K-9 training facility where the best of the best go for highly trained Police Service Dogs. Its stupid to argue with cops and its stupid to drive drunk, but this is the equivalent of being shot or stabbed for mouthing off. 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. Vohne Liche Kennels - Home - Facebook Perhaps an Excel sheet tracking those would produce another set of stats? Flying J, Inc. v. Van Hollen, 578 F.3d 569, 571 (7th Cir. Code 34-11-2-4. Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc. of Denver, Indiana provides training for handlers and canines to perform specialized tasks, such as explosive detection. Id. When that motion was denied because a criminal court cannot grant monetary damages under Rule 41(g), defendant appealed. Vohne Liche is doing a huge business with some pretty huge disasters without any reflection on their overall reputation. At that point, he may have pulled straight up, strangling it to force the release because from what I can see, the dog is much higher in the air than it is while he is agitating it. 1993)). North Port paid out $1.4 million in claims and St. Paul $2.6 million. . 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. Lastly, the "partnership relationship" between an officer and K-9 are rarely seen in videos today. 1996). Our nonprofit began investigating the issue of police K-9 attacks on undeserving people six years ago. It would be hilarious except for the poor arrested sods that are the brunt of this canine incompetence. 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. The Norfolk court cited United States v. Kubrick, 444 U.S. 111, 122 (1979), which, in discussing the discovery rule, explained that when "a plaintiff [is] in possession of the critical facts that he has been hurt and who has inflicted the injury," a statute of limitations will begin to run. He had several options at this point. Id. The only claims remaining are against Vohne Liche and AWD. There are a number of useful commands for such situations such as body slamming a running suspect that dont make the dog an unhinged lunatic that has to be abused to stop doing what it was trained to do. I wouldnt have my dogs on livestock if I had that poor a handle on them for fear of injuring the livestock, and these cops are using bigger, more aggressive dogs on humans. We invite you to create an account with us if you like, or shop as a guest. Shimer v. Washington, 100 F.3d 506, 508 (7th Cir. I am seeing a connection between Schutzhund going down the tubes (internationally) and all these psycho, out of control malinois in police forces. It doesnt choke the dog, it encourages it. During 2010, the increased demand for military working dog teams in support of the U.S.Armys mission in Afghanistan prompted the need for Tactical Explosive Detection Dogs (TEDDs) with the capability of off-leash explosive detection functions. In a detailed opinion, the Seventh Circuit discussed the different methods by which a person could sue the Government for compensation of taken property. Of 40 hospital admission severe maulings per day in the USA, only very few are reported to the public. Once trained, my dogs would heel with a regular leather collar. In the three I did watch, the suspects were clearly surrendered and standing or sitting still when out of nowhere the dogs attack. Home [www.vlkennels.com] The head and neck attacks are increasing as well, subjecting these suspects to potential death. Concluding that the plaintiff did not have standing to seek an injunction, the Supreme Court explained: Because Mr. Miller has not shown a reasonable probability that he will suffer harm in the future, he does not have standing to obtain an injunction against AWD. Alpha Dogs of Vohne Liche Kennels - pursuitmag.com ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Vohne Liche Kennels does not account for thin nerves, or dogs with extreme levels of dominance, or those relationship dogs that are held in balance by play and genuine affection in addition to respecting the strong dog knowing what hill you wish to die on, and what you dont. Mr. Miller contends that once he learned of Vohne Liche existence "efforts to stonewall discovery of information concerning VLK's training regime began in earnest, triggering the fraudulent concealment doctrine" (Dkt. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Full title:KEVIN D. MILLER, Plaintiff, v. VOHNE LICHE KENNELS, INC., and AMERICAN, Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION. Paul Whitesell, chairman of the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board, which controls state training standards, and American Working Dogs United Inc., also are defendants in the suit. 2015) Annotate this Case. Pit bulls contributed to 66% (346) of these deaths. We all know how that turned out. VLK Europe b.v. They participate in a "testosterone-driven culture and a hunt for cash markets," she said. VLK's training staff has certified city, county, state and Federal Law Enforcement / Government Agencies around the world to handle dogs. Just search Police Dogs and Protests and watch how wound up the dogs are. Mr. Miller filed this lawsuit on January 13, 2012 against fifty-three defendants, including numerous municipalities and political subdivisions. Quiet: That still goes on at protests across North America. Collecting the volume of K-9 attacks on undeserving people, including attacks on their own handlers, quickly overwhelmed us. Later that year, Canadian-based Pivot Legal Society released a study that concluded police K-9s were the leading cause of injury by RCMP and municipal forces in British Columbia. This theme is getting picked up by local papers: https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/10/when-police-violence-is-a-dog-bite.html, This topic made national news today : https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/10/02/police-use-of-force-dog-bite-k-9-investigation-excessive-force-arrests-lawsuits/5879123002/. The Court will apply an "understanding eye" to Mr. Miller's summary judgment materials to ensure his arguments receive careful analysis. Now, every dog wears a harness and sled dogs its owner down the stress. 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