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DANESE v. ASMAN

No. 87-2039.

875 F.2d 1239 (1989)

Janet M. DANESE, Personal Representative of the estate of David Danese, deceased; Louis Danese; Daniel Danese; Pamela Danese; Margaret Danese; Thomas Danese; Frances Danese; and Louis Danese, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Thomas A. ASMAN, individually and as Chief of Police for the City of Roseville; Howard Hill, individually and as Sergeant and Shift Commander for the City of Roseville Police Department; Frederick Stein, individually and as Sergeant for the City of Roseville Police Department; Robert Peters, individually and as Inspector for the City of Roseville Police Department; Gowsoski, R. Churchran, Cardinal, Kenyon, individually and as Police Officers for the City of Roseville Police Department, Jointly and Severally, Defendants-Appellants. Keith Pelt, et al., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 26, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Spencer (argued), Grand Rapids, Mich., J. Russell LaBarge, Jr. (argued), Roseville, Mich., for defendants-appellants.

William Povlitz (argued), Petz & Povlitz, P.C., Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Joanne D. Stafford, City of Detroit Law Dept., Asst. Corp. Counsel, Detroit, Mich., amicus curiae, for defendants-appellants.

Before NELSON and BOGGS, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

The defendants/appellants are Roseville, Michigan, police officers and police officials who appeal the district court's denial of their motion for summary judgment in the plaintiffs' suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs seek to hold the defendants liable for the suicide, in a Roseville jail, of David Danese. The defendants contend that they should be dismissed as individual defendants on the grounds of qualified immunity. We hold...

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