SEALES v. CITY OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN

No. 19-1555.

959 F.3d 235 (2020)

Marvin SEALES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, et al., Defendants, Thomas Zberkot, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 13, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Mary Massaron , PLUNKETT COONEY, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellant. Stephanie L. Arndt , FIEGER, FIEGER, KENNEY & HARRINGTON, P.C., Southfield, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Mary Massaron , PLUNKETT COONEY, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellant. Stephanie L. Arndt , FIEGER, FIEGER, KENNEY & HARRINGTON, P.C., Southfield, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: MERRITT, SUHRHEINRICH, and SUTTON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Police officers meant to arrest Roderick Siner, who goes by the alias Marvin Seals. They arrested Marvin Seales instead. Fifteen days later, the State realized the mistake and released Seales. Seales sued Thomas Zberkot (the police officer who arrested him), the City of Detroit (which held him for...

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