BAKER v. CITY OF DETROIT

Civ. Nos. 5-71937, 5-72264.

458 F.Supp. 374 (1978)

Kenneth BAKER, Arthur Bartniczak, Hanson Bratton, Patrick Jordan, Frank Krzesowik, Elbert McVay and Robert Scally, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF DETROIT, a Municipal Corporation, Philip G. Tannian, Chief of Police, Detroit Police Department, and the Board of Police Commissioners, City of Detroit, Defendants. Hanson BRATTON, Gale Bogenn, William Shell, Patrick Jordan, Charles Mahoney, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, and the Detroit Police Lieutenants & Sergeants Association, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF DETROIT, a Michigan Municipal Corporation, Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, Coleman Young, Mayor, City of Detroit, Philip G. Tannian, Chief of Police, City of Detroit, jointly and severally, Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Michigan, S. D.

June 28, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Hoffa, Detroit, Mich., for Kenneth Baker, Arthur Bartniczak, Hanson Bratton, Patrick Jordan, Frank Krzesowik, Elbert McVay & Robert Scally.

Roger Craig, Corp. Counsel, Nansi L. Rowe, Detroit, Mich., James R. Andary, Sp. Corp. Counsel, Detroit, Mich., for City of Detroit, Philip G. Tannian, Board of Police Commissioners, City of Detroit.

Warren J. Bennia, Detroit, Mich., John R. Runyan, Jr., Washington, D. C., for Intervening Defendants-Guardians of Michigan, et al.

Bernard Friedman, Marc G. Whitefield, K. Preston Oade, Jr., Detroit, Mich., H. Barry Woodrow, Detroit, Mich., for Hanson Bratton, Gale Bogenn, William Shell, Patrick Jordan, Charles Mahoney & Detroit Police Lieut. & Sergeants Association.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KEITH, Circuit Judge.*

Presently before the Court is plaintiffs' motion1 to disqualify this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 455(a) (Supp.1977).2 Defendants have filed a response, and the Court heard extensive oral argument on the motion in open court. The crux of plaintiffs' claim is that this Court, in the person of The Honorable Damon...

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