Brady ex rel. Estate of Murray v. City of Westland

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

GERALD E. ROSEN, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On May 31, 2012, Plaintiff Mary Brady commenced this action in this Court on behalf of the estate of her late son, Donald Murray, asserting federal claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and various state-law claims against the City of Westland, four West-land police officers, and a Garden City police officer arising from the Defendant officers’ alleged use of excessive force against Mr. Murray during a July 30, 2011 incident in a Westland neighborhood. More specifically, the Defendant…