United States Sixth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on a false arrest, denial of summary judgment for Defendant based on qualified immunity is affirmed, where Defendant violated the Fourth Amendment by detaining Plaintiff without probable cause.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/25/2009
• Published 02/25/2009

Judges

• Before MARTIN and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  CARR, Chief District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Kevin R. Himebaugh, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant.  Ben M. Gonek, Law Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Cori E. Barkman, Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant.  Ben M. Gonek, Law Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.