These official summons documents, issued by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on October 24, 2024, notify the City of Superior and three of its police officers—Justin Taylor, Taylor Gaard, and Sergeant Matthew Brown—of a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by Ian Cuypers. The summonses, signed by Deputy Clerk J. Friedl, require each defendant to respond within 21 days to the complaint alleging excessive force, failure to intervene, and malicious prosecution during a February 2024 traffic stop.

The lawsuit, filed by attorneys Nora P. Snyder and Ben H. Elson of the People’s Law Office in Chicago, claims the officers used a taser without justification and later fabricated charges to conceal misconduct. The summons marks the start of the City of Superior’s formal involvement in litigation that could have significant taxpayer and public accountability implications.