BYLINSKI v. CITY OF ALLEN PARK

No. 98-1725.

169 F.3d 1001 (1999)

Gloria BYLINSKI, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE CITY OF ALLEN PARK, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 25, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter W. Macuga, II (argued and briefed), Macuga, Swartz & Little, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Charles N. Raimi (briefed), R. Craig Hupp (argued and briefed), Bodman, Longley & Dahling, LLP, Detroit, MI; Kenneth D. Kruse, Allen Park, MI, for Defendant-Appellee The City of Allen Park.

R. Craig Hupp (argued and briefed), Bodman, Longley & Dahling LLP, Detroit, MI; Victor T. Mitea, Taylor, MI, for Defendant-Appellee City of Ecorse.

Edward M. Zelenak (briefed), Lincoln Park, MI; Charles N. Raimi (briefed), R. Craig Hupp (argued and briefed), Bodman, Longley & Dahling LLP, Detroit, MI, for Defendant-Appellee City of Lincoln Park.

Charles N. Raimi (briefed), R. Craig Hupp (argued and briefed), Bodman, Longley & Dahling LLP, Detroit, MI; David A. Bower, River Rouge, MI, for Defendant-Appellee City of River Rouge.

Charles N. Raimi (briefed), R. Craig Hupp (argued and briefed), Bodman, Longley & Dahling LLP, Detroit, MI; John F. Gilhool, Southgate, MI, for Defendant-Appellee City of Southgate.

Carl B. Downing, Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz, Southfield, MI; Charles N. Raimi (briefed), R. Craig Hupp (argued and briefed), Bodman, Longley & Dahling LLP, Detroit, MI, for Defendant-Appellee City of Taylor, Michigan.

Before: NELSON, SILER, and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges.


DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.

This class action suit was brought originally in state court by a group of disgruntled taxpayers seeking a refund of taxes paid and an injunction against further taxation by the defendant municipalities, based on the plaintiffs' claim that the defendants lacked authority to levy taxes without the referendum required by a recent amendment to the Michigan state constitution. The defendants removed the action to federal court, on the ground...

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