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Wayne County Sheriff v. Wayne County Board of Commissioners

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided November 2, 1992No. Docket 132846PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtReilly, J.

This case involves a dispute regarding Wayne County Sheriff Robert Ficano’s request to the Wayne County Board of Commissioners for payment of attorney fees incurred in defending against a petition to appoint a receiver for the Wayne County Jail. The petition was filed by the Wayne County Executive, Edward McNamara, in a Wayne Circuit Court action brought by prisoners in 1971 against the Wayne County Executive, the chairman of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, the sheriff, and the jail administrator seeking to improve jail conditions.

McNamara petitioned the court to relieve Sheriff…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. SSC Associates Ltd. Partnership v. General Retirement SystemMichigan Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Jubenville v. West End Cartage, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. McKelvie v. City of Mount ClemensMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. City of Warren v. DannisMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Wayne County Jail Inmates v. Wayne County Chief Executive OfficerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Mercer v. City of LansingMichigan Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. Lee v. MacOmb County Board of CommissionersMichigan Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. Lee v. MacOmb County Board of CommissionersMichigan Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. Mercer v. City of LansingMichigan Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. Wayne County Sheriff v. Wayne County Board of CommissionersMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992

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