BLETZ v. GRIBBLE

No. 09-2006.

641 F.3d 743 (2011)

Kathryn A. BLETZ, Personal Representative of the Estate of Fred Roger Bletz, Deceased, and Kathryn A. Bletz, individually, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Travis GRIBBLE and Brent Denny, individually, jointly and severally, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 27, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Karen M. Daley , Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C., Livonia, Michigan, for Appellants. Hugh M. Davis, Jr. , Constitutional Litigation Associates, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Karen M. Daley , Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C., Livonia, Michigan, for Appellants. Hugh M. Davis, Jr. , Constitutional Litigation Associates, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: SILER, GILMAN, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Kathryn ("Kitti") Bletz brought this action individually and as a representative of her deceased husband's estate, alleging that defendants Sergeant Travis Gribble and Deputy Brent Denny are liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Michigan state law for fatally shooting her husband in the Bletz family home and unlawfully restraining her during and following her husband's death. The district court denied defendants...

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