United States Sixth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's civil rights action against defendant-City and its police officers, alleging Equal Protection Clause violations, is reversed where the district court erred procedurally in sua sponte granting summary judgment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/08/2005
• Published 06/08/2005

Judges

• BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge., Before:  MARTIN, COOK, and LAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:J. Mark Finnegan, Heberle & Finnegan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Appellants. Timothy S. Ferrand, Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, Roseville, Michigan, for Appellees. ON BRIEF:J. Mark Finnegan, Heberle & Finnegan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michael J. Steinberg, American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Charles H. Chomet, Kelman, Loria, Will, Harvey & Thompson, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants. Timothy S. Ferrand, Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, Roseville, Michigan, Joseph Nimako, Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, Livonia, Michigan, for Appellees.