BARRERA v. CITY OF MOUNT PLEASANT

No. 20-1863.

12 F.4th 617 (2021)

Marc Valentino BARRERA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan; Isabella County, Michigan; Carey Murch; Jeff Thompson; Jacob Eggers; Christopher Cluley, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: September 3, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Kierston D. Nunn , FIEGER, FIEGER, KENNEY & HARRINGTON, P.C., Southfield, Michigan, for Appellant. Marcelyn A. Stepanski , ROSATI, SCHULTZ, JOPPICH & AMTSBUECHLER PC, Farmington Hills, Michigan, for Appellees City of Mount Pleasant, Carey Murch, and Jeff Thompson. Douglas J. Curlew , CUMMINGS, MCCLOREY, DAVIS & ACHO, P.L.C., Livonia, Michigan, for Appellees Isabella County, Jacob Eggers, and Christopher Cluley. ON BRIEF: Kierston D. Nunn , FIEGER, FIEGER, KENNEY & HARRINGTON, P.C., Southfield, Michigan, for Appellant. Marcelyn A. Stepanski , ROSATI, SCHULTZ, JOPPICH & AMTSBUECHLER PC, Farmington Hills, Michigan, for Appellees City of Mount Pleasant, Carey Murch, and Jeff Thompson. Douglas J. Curlew , CUMMINGS, MCCLOREY, DAVIS & ACHO, P.L.C., Livonia, Michigan, for Appellees Isabella County, Jacob Eggers, and Christopher Cluley.

Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge; SUHRHEINRICH and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

At stake in this § 1983 lawsuit is whether Marc Barrera's refusal to provide his name during an investigatory stop gave law enforcement officers probable cause to arrest him under Michigan law. The district court rejected the claim. We affirm.

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