United States Sixth Circuit

In a 42 U.S.C. section 1981 action claiming that Defendant hotel refused to host Plaintiffs' wedding ceremony based on Plaintiffs' race, summary judgment for Defendant is reversed, where the District Court erred by denying Plaintiffs' discovery request seeking the hotel's wedding reception contracts with other customers.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/21/2009
• Published 05/21/2009

Judges

• Before:  MERRITT, COOK, and WHITE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Stephen M. Dane, Relman & Dane, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Deborah A. Hebert, Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff, Southfield, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Stephen M. Dane, Relman & Dane, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Deborah A. Hebert, Janice G. Hildenbrand, Collins, Einhorn, Farrell & Ulanoff, Southfield, Michigan, for Appellee.