WAESCHLE v. DRAGOVIC

No. 11-1878.

687 F.3d 292 (2012)

Karen WAESCHLE, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ljubisa J. DRAGOVIC, M.D., Oakland County Medical Examiner, individually and in his official capacity as Medical Examiner of Oakland County, Michigan; et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

July 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: John H. Metz , Cincinnati, Ohio, Patrick J. Perotti , Dworken & Bernstein Co., Painesville, Ohio, for Appellant. William H. Horton , Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C., Troy, Michigan, Keith J. Lerminiaux , Oakland County Corporation Counsel, Pontiac, Michigan, for Appellees.

Before: ROGERS and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges; and HOOD, District Judge.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff Karen Waeschle, the daughter of a decedent whose brain was retained and disposed of pursuant to a lawful criminal investigation, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants on Waeschle's claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendants seek sanctions pursuant to Fed. R.App. P. 38 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1912 and 1927. After reviewing the record and considering the arguments presented on appeal...

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