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Woman shocked by Taser at Badger game files federal civil rights suit

A Madison woman who was shocked with a Taser and arrested at a UW football game after police said she caused a disturbance, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Friday against three UW-Madison police officers, claiming the officers used excessive force.

Margaret Hiebing, 54, who attended the Oct. 11 game with her 65-year-old husband, a retired longtime Madison advertising executive, said she did nothing to warrant the response she received from police after complaining someone else was sitting in her seat.