VINE v. CITY OF LANSING POLICE DEPT.

No. 5:93-CV-155.

930 F.Supp. 1177 (1996)

Arthur F. VINE, Personal Representative for the Estate of Richard A. Vine, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF LANSING POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendants.

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

June 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Patrick A. Aseltyne, Johnson, Rosati, Galica & Shifman, Lansing, MI, for defendants Ingham County, Ingham County Sheriff's Dept., Sheriff Wrigglesworth, Deputy Whitmore, Deputy Maier.

Michael R. Kluck, Michael R. Kluck & Assoc., Okemos, MI, for defendant Deputy Whitmore.

James S. O'Leary, Denfield, Timmer, Jamo & O'Leary, Lansing, MI, Robert G. Kamenec, Plunkett & Cooney, Detroit, MI, for defendants City of Lansing, Lansing Police Dept., Chief Boles, Officers David Prentler, David Benson, Jennifer Freeman, Kevin Moore, Kenneth Ruppert, Thomas Wright.

John D. Nickola, Nickola & Associates, Flint, MI, for intervenor Bobrowski.


OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM ORDER DISTRIBUTING PROCEEDS

McKEAGUE, District Judge.

Judgment was entered in this case on April 12, 1995, awarding plaintiff $500,000 in compensatory damages and $1,000,000 in punitive and exemplary damages, on the deliberate indifference and gross negligence claims against defendants Sgt. Kenneth Rupert and Officer Kevin Moore. On September 29, 1995, the Court issued an opinion and order on post-trial motions...

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