VINE v. COUNTY OF INGHAM

No. 5:93-CV-155.

884 F.Supp. 1153 (1995)

Arthur F. VINE, Personal Representative for the Estate of Richard A. Vine, Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF INGHAM, Ingham County Sheriff's Department, Sheriff Gene L. Wriggelsworth, Deputy Richard Whitmore, Deputy Paramedic Steven Maier, individually and as agents of the County of Ingham and Ingham County Sheriff's Department, jointly and severally; City of Lansing, City of Lansing Police Department, Jerome Boles, Chief of Police, Officer David Prentler, Detention Officer David Benson, Detention Officer Jennifer Freeman, Detention Officer Kevin Moore, Sergeant Kenneth Ruppert, Sergeant Thomas Wright, individually and as agents of the City of Lansing and the Lansing Police Department, jointly and severally, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Southern Division.

Motion for Reconsideration Denied February 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey N. Fieger, Fieger, Fieger & Schwartz, Southfield, MI, Ronald M. Bahrie, Lansing, MI, for plaintiff.

James S. O'Leary, Denfield, Timmer, Jamo & O'Leary, Lansing, MI, for city defendants.

Patrick A. Aseltyne, Johnson, Rosati, Galica & Shifman, Lansing, MI, for county defendants.


Plaintiff's Motion for Reconsideration Denied February 27, 1995.

OPINION OF THE COURT

McKEAGUE, District Judge.

This case presents various state and federal claims growing out of the death of Richard A. Vine while in police custody. Now before the Court are several motions by defendants for dismissal or for summary judgment.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On January 7, 1992, at approximately 10:45 a.m., defendant Deputy Richard Whitmore...

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