United States Sixth Circuit

Summary judgment for defendants on Sherman Act and 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims that a government purchasing entity and a bidder on two public construction projects unlawfully conspired and deprived plaintiff, a losing bidder, of a vested property interest is affirmed where the injury alleged was not a cognizable antitrust violation under the Sherman Act, and plaintiff could not demonstrate defendant-county abused its discretion in awarding the contracts.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/08/2006
• Published 03/08/2006

Judges

• BOGGS, Chief Judge., Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge;  and KATZ, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Charles F. Hollis, III, Benjamin, Yocum & Heather, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.  Jeffrey C. Mando, Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, Covington, Kentucky, Michael T. Sutton, Sutton, Hicks, Lucas, Grayson & Braden, Edgewood, Kentucky, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Charles F. Hollis, III, Thomas R. Yocum, Benjamin, Yocum & Heather, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.  Jeffrey C. Mando, Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, Covington, Kentucky, Michael T. Sutton, Sutton, Hicks, Lucas, Grayson & Braden, Edgewood, Kentucky, for Appellees.