United States Sixth Circuit

In a wrongful death case, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where defendants-police officers are not entitled to qualified immunity since their actions violated plaintiff's clearly established rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/19/2004
• Published 08/19/2004

Judges

• Before: BATCHELDER and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  CALDWELL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• G. Thomas Nebel, Law Offices of Tom Nevel, Nashville, TN, Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., Thomas C. Marszewski (briefed), Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith & Montgomery, Chicago, IL, James D. Montgomery (briefed), Trent A. McCain (argued and briefed), Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith & Montgomery, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Francis H. Young (argued and briefed), Metropolitan Department of Law, Nashville, TN, for Defendant-Appellant.