McKenzie v. City of Detroit

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

On appeal, plaintiff Arnel McKenzie challenges the district court’s continued exercise of supplemental jurisdiction over McKenzie’s state-law assault and battery claim after it dismissed McKenzie’s federal claims, and challenges the district court’s award of summary judgment against McKenzie on his assault and battery claim. For the reasons addressed below, we affirm the district court’s exercise of supplemental jurisdiction, but reverse the district court’s award of summary judgment and remand to the district court for trial.

I. Procedural History

Plaintiff McKenzie…