United States Sixth Circuit

The district court's dismissal of plaintiffs' equal protection claims, alleging that pensions for judges from one district were more favorable than others, is reversed where defendants are not entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/12/2004
• Published 08/12/2004

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  MARTIN, SUHRHEINRICH, BATCHELDER, DAUGHTREY, MOORE, COLE, CLAY, GILMAN, GIBBONS, ROGERS, SUTTON, and COOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Kenneth A. Flaska, Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellants.  Larry F. Brya, Office of the Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Chester E. Kasiborski, Jr., Bernardi, Ronayne & Glusac, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants.  Larry F. Brya, Office of the Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellees.