Monson v. Detroit, City of et al

Filing 197

ORDER Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Defendant Crockett to Respond to Requests for Admissions, to Compel the City of Detroit to Provide Responses to Plaintiff's May 5, 2020 Subpoena, and to Impose Sanctions 191 . Signed by District Judge Laurie J. Michelson. (EKar)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
LAMARR MONSON,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No. 18-10638
Honorable Laurie J. Michelson
Magistrate Judge David R. Grand

JOAN GHOUGOIAN, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO COMPEL DEFENDANT CROCKETT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR
ADMISSIONS, TO COMPEL THE CITY OF DETROIT TO PROVIDE RESPONSES
TO PLAINTIFF’S MAY 5, 2020 SUBPOENA, AND TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS [191]
In this § 1983 civil rights lawsuit, Plaintiff Monson alleges that former members of the
Detroit Police Department violated his constitutional rights in connection with what he claims was
a wrongful conviction. One of the remaining Defendants is Vincent Crockett. Plaintiff’s Second
Amended Complaint alleges that Crockett committed Constitutional violations when he detained
and arrested Lamarr Monson without probable cause. The Second Amended Complaint also
alleges that Crockett fabricated evidence when he coerced and intimidated a 14-year-old (Cynthia
Stewart) into giving false, inculpatory testimony against Monson. Following Crockett’s
deposition, Monson served additional discovery requests on him. Monson has also served a
subpoena on the City of Detroit for disciplinary information regarding Crockett. Plaintiff
challenges the responses to this discovery, resulting in a motion to compel. The motion is fully
briefed (ECF No. 191, 192, 196) and the Court heard oral argument on January 11, 2021.
For the reasons stated more fully on the record during the Court’s oral ruling, Plaintiff’s
Motion to Compel Defendant Crockett to Respond to Requests for Admissions, to Compel the

City of Detroit to Provide Responses to Plaintiff’s May 5, 2020 Subpoena, and to Impose
Appropriate Sanctions (ECF No. 191) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.
Specifically, Plaintiff’s request to compel Defendant Crockett to Respond to Requests for
Admissions is DENIED. Plaintiff’s request to compel the City of Detroit to Provide Responses to
Plaintiff’s May 5, 2020 Subpoena is GRANTED to the extent that the City is ORDERED to
produce records of any disciplinary action taken against Crockett within fourteen days of the date
of this Order. Plaintiff’s request to impose appropriate sanctions is DENIED.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 11, 2021

s/Laurie J. Michelson
LAURIE J. MICHELSON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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