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ALMAN v. REED

No. 10-2489.

703 F.3d 887 (2013)

Randy Patrick ALMAN; Michael Barnes; Triangle Foundation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Kevin REED, Officer, Wayne County Sheriff's Department; Randy Thivierge, Officer, Westland Police Department; Robert Swope, Sergeant, Westland Police Department; County of Wayne, Michigan; City of Westland, Michigan, Defendants-Appellees, John Buffa, Officer, Wayne County Sheriff's Department, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 7, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Mary K. Kator , Rainbow Law Center, PLLC, Southfield, Michigan, for Appellants. Margaret M. Flanagan , Wayne County Corporation Counsel, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees Wayne County and Deputy Reed. Gregory A. Roberts , Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C., Livonia, Michigan, for Appellees Thivierge, Swope, and City of Westland. ON BRIEF: Mary K. Kator , Rainbow Law Center, PLLC, Southfield, Michigan, for Appellants. Margaret M. Flanagan , Wayne County Corporation Counsel, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees Wayne County and Deputy Reed. Gregory A. Roberts , Gail P. Massad , Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C., Livonia, Michigan, for Appellees Thivierge, Swope, and City of Westland.

KEITH, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which MOORE, J., joined, and BOGGS, J., joined in part and in the judgment. BOGGS, J. (pp. 905-06), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

OPINION

KEITH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants Randy Alman ("Alman"), Michael Barnes ("Barnes"), and the Triangle Foundation sued several Michigan law enforcement officials, the City of Westland, and Wayne County for their respective involvement in Alman's arrest and the seizure of Barnes's vehicle during an undercover operation. The district court granted the Defendants' motion for summary judgment after finding that probable cause existed for the...

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