United States Sixth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on Plaintiff's alleged mistreatment by police, the District Court's order reopening discovery is reversed, where Defendants' qualified immunity rendered the order futile.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/20/2009
• Published 02/20/2009

Judges

• Before: SILER and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges;  LUDINGTON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Michael G. Florez, Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants.  Jennifer L. Branch, Gerhardstein & Branch, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Michael G. Florez, David Todd Stevenson, Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants.  Jennifer L. Branch, Alphonse A. Gerhardstein, Gerhardstein & Branch, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.