Legal Opinion
Sanford v. Russell
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided May 15, 2019No. Case Number 17-13062PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID M. LAWSON, United States District Judge
The Court issues this corrected opinion and order to correct certain non-substantive errors in the original.
*910Defendants Michael Russell and James Tolbert move for a summary judgment of dismissal of all claims brought against them by plaintiff Davontae Sanford. Sanford alleged in a complaint that when he was fourteen years old, he was coerced into confessing and pleading guilty to murdering four people, largely based on the misconduct of the defendants, who were Detroit police officers at the time. After another person confessed to the crimes and…
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