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STAMPS v. CITY OF TAYLOR

Docket No. 180006.

554 N.W.2d 603 (1996)

218 Mich. App. 626

Clarence STAMPS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF TAYLOR, Timothy Culp also Known as Corporal T. Culp, Rory Johnson, J.R. Beaver also Known as James Beaver, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided September 6, 1996, at 9:20 a.m.

Released for Publication October 25, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander M. Kelin, P.C. by Alexander M. Kelin, Southfield, for the plaintiff.

John H. Dise, Jr., and Gina U. Puzzuoli, Detroit, for the defendants.

Before HOOD, P.J., and RICHARD ALLEN GRIFFIN and JOHN F. FOLEY, JJ.

RICHARD ALLEN GRIFFIN, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals as of right an order granting summary disposition for defendants pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(7) and (10). The principal issue on appeal is whether a release that relinquishes a criminal defendant's right to file a civil action in exchange for the dismissal of criminal charges is enforceable. We hold that release-dismissal agreements are not invalid per se, but that such agreements must be rigorously scrutinized in accordance...

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