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WASHINGTON v. STARKE

No. K 85-252.

626 F.Supp. 1149 (1986)

Leon WASHINGTON, suing on his behalf and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Hardy James, Jr., Plaintiff, v. Dean STARKE; Ronald Kienzle; Michael Krugh; Keith Diamond; Thomas Yops; Maurice Crandell; Dale Easton; Benton Township; the City of Benton Harbor; Berrien County; Jack Drach; Forrest (Nick) Jewell; and Sam Watson, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, S.D.

January 24, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Gould, Grand Rapids, Mich., for plaintiff.

Stephen Small, Benton Harbor, Mich., for Benton Tp., Drach, Kienzle, Diamond & Krugh.

Timothy Downs, Detroit, Mich., for Benton Harbor Police Dept., Starke, Easton, Watson and City of Benton Harbor.

Stanley Stek, Grand Rapids, Mich., for Yops, Crandell, Berrien County & Jewell.

OPINION

ENSLEN, District Judge.

This opinion is intended to supplant the Court's oral opinion delivered at the hearing held on November 27, 1985. The instant case was brought by plaintiff, Leon Washington, suing on his own behalf and as the personal representative of the estate of his late brother, Hardy James, Jr. There are three separate groups of defendants in this action: (1) the City of Benton Harbor, the city's Public Safety Director, Sam Watson, and...

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