Legal Opinion
Smith v. County of Lenawee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 13, 2010No. 09-1703PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal comes to us as part of a larger lawsuit filed against Lenawee County, Michigan and various agents of the Lenawee County Sheriffs Department and Michigan Department of Corrections. The Estate of Brenda Smith, through personal representative Suetta Smith, filed suit after Brenda Smith died while in the custody of the Lenawee County Sheriffs Department. The sole issue pending before this panel is whether defendant Thomas Moore, Parole Agent for the Michigan Department of Corrections, is entitled to governmental immunity on the state-law gross negligence…
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- Geraldine Livermore, Personal Representative for the Estate of Roland E. Rohm, Deceased v. Daniel Lubelan and Jerry EllsworthCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
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