PARSONS v. CITY OF PONTIAC

No. 07-2299.

529 F.3d 701 (2008)

Justin PARSONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF PONTIAC, Detective Sherry McKinney, and Detective Maurice Martin, jointly and severally and in their individual capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 24, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Joel B. Sklar, Law Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Eric S. Goldstein, Berry, Johnston, Sztykiel, Hunt & McCandless, Troy, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Joel B. Sklar, Ben M. Gonek, Law Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Eric S. Goldstein, Berry, Johnston, Sztykiel, Hunt & McCandless, Troy, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: MERRITT, CLAY, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Justin Parsons was arrested for the nonfatal shooting of Arthur Frantz, a firefighter with the Pontiac Fire Department. Parsons was a former firefighter who was discharged as a probationary employee of the Fire Department a month and a half before the shooting. Following his arrest, Parsons was detained for approximately two days before he was released. No charges have ever been filed against him in regard to the...

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