Legal Opinion
Shirley Marrical v. The Detroit News, Inc., Robert Sage
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 11, 1986No. 85-1559PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant Robert Sage, Deputy Chief Prosecutor for Wayne County, appeals an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denying his motion for summary judgment which was predicated upon claims that under Michigan law he is entitled to absolute and qualified immunity in this diversity action. We conclude that although his notice of appeal was timely filed, Michigan law does not afford Sage the substantive rights upon which an interlocutory appeal may be predicated.
The present libel action arises out of the prosecution of Shirley Marrical by Wayne County for…
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