DIXON v. ROSCOMMON COUNTY

Case No. 09-14236.

896 F.Supp.2d 670 (2012)

Ronald DIXON, Plaintiff, v. ROSCOMMON COUNTY et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Northern Division.

September 18, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. Trainor, Trainer Assoc., Shawn C. Cabot, Christopher Trainer and Assoc., White Lake, MI, for Plaintiff.

Allan C. Vander Laan, Andrew J. Brege, Cummings McClorey, Grand Rapids, MI, Haider A. Kazim, Cummings, McClorey, Traverse City, MI, Joseph Nimako, Cummings, McClorey, Livonia, MI, for Defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

THOMAS L. LUDINGTON, District Judge.

Is six seconds enough time for three police officers kneeling on top of a suspect to stop a fourth from choking the suspect? Put more precisely, could a reasonable person could conclude that it was enough time? That is the question in this case.

Plaintiff Ronald Dixon has brought suit against four officers — Deputies Joseph Quintana, Ronald...

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