Where a violation of both state law and the Fourth Amendment caused the same injury, a U.S. District Court judge was correct to permit only one jury award for damages. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Conley, Western District of Wisconsin. Petkus operated an animal sanctuary until 2009 in Richland County, Wis. While operating the shelter, she was also the official county dogcatcher. In 2009, Petkus was arrested after an investigation by the American …