United States Sixth Circuit

In a civil rights action brought by individuals who were detained by defendant-casino operator's employees for picking up allegedly abandoned tokens or credits found in defendant's slot machines, denial of class certification and summary judgment for defendant is affirmed as plaintiffs could not demonstrate that defendant's security personnel were licensed under state law, and thus, they could not show that defendant engaged in action attributable to the state for purposes of liability under 42 U.S.C. section 1983.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/01/2007
• Published 05/01/2007

Judges

• Before:  MARTIN and CLAY, Circuit Judges;  POLSTER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Amos E. Williams, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants.   Rosalind Rochkind, Garan, Lucow & Miller, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Amos E. Williams, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants.   Rosalind Rochkind, Robert F. MacAlpine, Megan K. Cavanagh, Garan, Lucow & Miller, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.