Jackson v. Genesee County et al

Filing 34

ORDER Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants' 22 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
THELONIOUS JACKSON,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 16-cv-13069
Hon. Matthew F. Leitman

v.
GENESEE COUNTY, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF #22)
In this action, Plaintiff Thelonious Jackson asserts claims under 42 U.S.C. §
1983 against Defendant Police Officers Burt, Messer, and Kirby and Defendant
Genesee County. (See Complaint, ECF #1.) Defendants filed a motion for summary
judgment on August 25, 2017. (See ECF #22.) The Court held a hearing on
Defendants’ motion for summary judgment on December 7, 2017.
For the reasons stated on the record at the hearing, Defendants’ motion for
summary judgment is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows:
 The Court DENIES summary judgment as to Plaintiff’s claims against
Defendants Burt and Messer.

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 The Court GRANTS summary judgment as to Plaintiff’s claims against
Defendants Kirby and Genesee County.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 7, 2017

s/Matthew F. Leitman
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the
parties and/or counsel of record on December 7, 2017, by electronic means and/or
ordinary mail.
s/Holly A. Monda
Case Manager
[phone]

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