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DANESE v. ASMAN

Civ. A. No. 84-9797 PH.

670 F.Supp. 729 (1987)

Janet M. DANESE, Personal Representative of the Estate of David Danese, Dec'd., Louis Danese, Daniel Danese, Pamela Danese, Margaret Danese, Thomas Danese, Frances Danese and Louis Danese, Ind., Plaintiffs, v. Thomas A. ASMAN, Ind. and as Chief of Police for the City of Roseville, et al., Defendants.

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

September 16, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Povlitz, Petz & Povlitz, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., for plaintiffs.

J. Russell LaBarge, Roseville, Mich., for defendants — Officer Kenyon and City of Roseville & Officer Gowsoski.

James R. Goulding, Detroit, Mich., for defendants — Pelt & Hawkins.

John R. Secrest, John H. Cowley, Jr., Farmington Hills, Mich., for defendant City of Roseville.

Thomas E. Spencer, Grand Rapids, Mich., for defendants — Asman, Hill, Peters & Stein.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JAMES HARVEY, District Judge.

This jail suicide action arises from the hanging of David Danese in the Roseville City Jail on November 9, 1982. Plaintiffs, the deceased's father, mother, siblings and estate, originally brought this action under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and 1985.1

Originally named as defendants were the City of Roseville, the Roseville Police and Fire Departments, Mayor Riesterer, Chief...

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