United States Sixth Circuit

In a suit alleging constitutional rights violations, summary judgment in favor of defendant-City is reversed where a genuine issue of material fact exists over whether defendant had a custom of destroying homeless individuals' property without notice or the right to reclaim the items taken.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/12/2004
• Published 11/12/2004

Judges

• Before:  MERRITT, MOORE, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Robert B. Newman, Cincinnati, OH, for Appellants.   David Todd Stevenson, Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office, Cincinnati, OH, Richard Ganulin, City Solicitor's Office for the City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, for Appellees. ON BRIEF:  Robert B. Newman, Stephen R. Felson, Cincinnati, OH, for Appellants.  David Todd Stevenson, Susan M. Gertz, Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office, Cincinnati, OH, Richard Ganulin, City Solicitor's Office for the City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, for Appellees.