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HAYDEN v. GREEN

No. 09-2103.

640 F.3d 150 (2011)

Mitch HAYDEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pontiac Police Officer Dwight GREEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 5, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Eric S. Goldstein , Johnston, Sztykiel, Hunt, Goldstein, Fitzgibbons & Clifford, P.C., Troy, Michigan, for Appellant. Katrina Anne Murrel-Orlowski , Southfield, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Eric S. Goldstein , Johnston, Sztykiel, Hunt, Goldstein, Fitzgibbons & Clifford, P.C., Troy, Michigan, for Appellant. Daniel G. Romano , Romano Law, P.L.L.C., Southfield, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: BATCHELDER, Chief Judge; ROGERS and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.

A motorist who leaves the scene of an accident, and then disregards a rather obvious police indication to stop his vehicle, should not be completely surprised when later he is forcibly removed from it. Officer Dwight Green removed Mitch Hayden from his vehicle under those circumstances here. We hold that Officer Green is entitled to immunity from suit, and we reverse the district...

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