Lindsey v. Detroit Entertainment, LLC

OPINION

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs are seven unrelated individuals who were each detained by employees of Defendant Detroit Entertainment, L.L.C., which owns and operates MotorCity Casino, for picking up allegedly abandoned tokens or credits found in Defendant’s slot machines. Plaintiffs brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, claiming that Defendant violated their constitutional rights under color of state law when Defendant’s security personnel detained Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also sought to represent a class of similarly situated individuals. The district court denied class…