HJERSTEDT v. CITY OF SAULT STE. MARIE

No. 358803.

7 N.W.3d 102 (2023)

345 Mich. App. 573

Amy HJERSTEDT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SAULT STE. MARIE, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided February 21, 2023, at 9:05 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Dobias, PC, Sault Sainte Marie (by Mark L. Dobias,) for plaintiff.

Tanoury, Nauts, McKinney & Dwaihy, PLLC (by Karen E. Beach, Farmington Hills, and Gretchen L. Olsen) for defendant.

Miller Johnson, (by Stephen J. van Stempvoort, Grand Rapids, Alise S. Hildreth, and Joslin E. Monahan, Grand Rapids) and the American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan (by Mark P. Fancher, Detroit, and Daniel S. Korobkin) for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the Michigan Press Association, Amici Curiae.

Before: Patel, P.J., and Borrello and Shapiro, JJ.


George Floyd's death in May 2020 prompted citizens to advocate for systemic change in law enforcement across the country. The mass movement included inquiries into use-of-force policies implemented by police departments in each state. Weeks after Floyd's death, Amy Hjerstedt requested a copy of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department...

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