BARKSDALE v. EMERICK

No. 87-1181.

853 F.2d 1359 (1988)

Vernon BARKSDALE, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Edmond Barksdale, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dr. Myron EMERICK and Dr. Karl Emerick, individually and in their capacities as medical doctors for the Macomb County Jail; Donald Amboyer, individually and in his representative capacity as Jail Administrator for the Macomb County Jail; William Hackel, individually and in his representative capacity as Sheriff for the County of Macomb; the County of Macomb, a governmental entity of the State of Michigan; and Mary Jones and Shirley Bels, individually and in their representative capacities as Medical Corrections Officers, jointly and severally, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Granzotto (argued), Detroit, Mich., James M. Prahler, Bloom, Prahler & Kavanaugh, Livonia, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Christine D. Oldani (argued), Fred Brochert, Brian J. Doren, James G. Gross (argued), Detroit, Mich., for defendants-appellees.

Before MERRITT and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges; and CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.


MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the District Court's order of dismissal, order denying appellant's motion for rehearing or reconsideration, and order denying appellant's motion to disqualify. Because the District Court failed to comply with procedural rules concerning disqualification, we vacate the judgment and remand this case for further proceedings.

From February 1983 through June 1983, twenty-year-old Edmond Barksdale was a periodic resident...

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