APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - A family is continuing to fight for a lawsuit over the death of their loved one in Appleton.

In September, a federal judge dismissed the federal civil lawsuit filed by the family of 33-year-old Jimmie Sanders, who was shot and killed by Appleton Police Lieutenant Jay Steinke at Jack’s Apple Pub in May 2017.

In new court filings issued this week, Sanders’ family is appealing the federal court decision to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

As previously reported, Steinke was responding to reports of gunshots inside the bar on the night of May 21, 2017. He shot and wounded the man who fired a gun, Henry Nellum, but a stray shot also hit Sanders, a bystander who was not involved.

Steinke was not charged in the shooting. An investigation concluded he was being pushed

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