TANNER v. COUNTY OF LENAWEE

No. 05-1107.

452 F.3d 472 (2006)

Kirk TANNER and Deanna Tanner, individually and as natural guardians, parents, and next friends of Breanne Tanner, Christopher Tanner, and Kyler Tanner, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF LENAWEE, Nathan Andrew Adams, Christopher John Hunt, Cletus B. Smith, and Larry Richardson, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Courtney E. Morgan, Jr., Morgan & Meyers, Dearborn, Michigan, for Appellants. Cynthia L. Reach, Reach, Reach, Fink & Valvo, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Appellees.

Before: GILMAN, SUTTON, and COOK, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

This case arises from a tragic and deadly incident at the rural Michigan home of the Tanner family that occurred around 3:00 a.m. on October 13, 2001. Kirk and Deanna Tanner had taken in Deanna's sister Cindy Baker because she was involved in a domestic dispute with her husband Keith Baker ("Baker"). Baker had appeared at the house the evening before both drunk and angry. The Tanners called the police when he came...

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