United States Sixth Circuit

Plaintiff's section 1983 claim, alleging a violation of pretrial detention laws, is dismissed where he was confined in accordance with Michigan law, and the conditions of his confinement were incident of the state's legitimate goal of preventing him from committing suicide.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/24/2005
• Published 01/24/2005

Judges

• Before:  NELSON, SILER, and BATCHELDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  David S. Steingold, David S. Steingold Associates, Detroit, Michigan, for Plaintiff.  Timothy J. Mullins, Cox, Hodgman & Giarmarco, Troy, Michigan, Marcelyn A. Stepanski, Johnson, Rosati, LaBarge, Aseltyne & Field, Farmington Hills, Michigan, for Defendants.   ON BRIEF:  David S. Steingold, Tracie D. Palmer, David S. Steingold Associates, Detroit, Michigan, for Plaintiff.  Timothy J. Mullins, Cox, Hodgman & Giarmarco, Troy, Michigan, Marcelyn A. Stepanski, Johnson, Rosati, LaBarge, Aseltyne & Field, Farmington Hills, Michigan, for Defendants.