Opinion ID: 773427
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Supervision of Valkyrie Troopers

Text: 131 Plaintiffs allege that as head of the District Six Valkyrie team, and then as the Statewide coordinator of Operation Valkyrie, Snyders was in a position which entailed supervision and extensive monitoring of Valkyrie troopers. Yet Snyders was not in a supervisory position with respect to any of the troopers named in this case. He was not part of the police chain of command, rather, he conducted training sessions that the officers attended. Plaintiffs have proffered no support for the proposition that an individual who trains officers can be deemed to be their supervisor. It is not the obligation of this court to research and construct the legal arguments open to parties, especially when they are represented by counsel. Sanchez v. Miller, 792 F.2d 694, 703 (7th Cir. 1986); see also Fed. R. App. P. 28(a)(9). We thus find that Snyders can not be held liable based on any alleged supervision of the Valkyrie troopers.