ELLISON v. BALINSKI

No. 09-2033.

625 F.3d 953 (2010)

Ronald P. ELLISON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Denise BALINSKI, Defendant-Appellant, Ella Bully-Cummings; City of Detroit, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 12, 2010.

Rehearing Denied: December 7, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Sheri L. Whyte , City of Detroit Law Department, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. James Clark Cobb, Jr. , Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Sheri L. Whyte , City of Detroit Law Department, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. James Clark Cobb, Jr. , Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: MERRITT, GIBBONS, and COOK, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Ronald P. Ellison, Jr. was awarded $100,000 in compensatory damages after a jury trial of his claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging a violation of his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures. The case arises out of a search of Plaintiff's residence and seizure of various property pursuant to a search warrant applied for by Defendant Denise Balinski, an investigator for the Detroit...

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