Legal Opinion
Duke v. Pfizer, Inc., Div. of Pfizer Hosp.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided September 4, 1987No. Civ. A. 87-71177PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FEIKENS, District Judge.
Introduction
This is an opinion regarding a motion for a new trial. The motion has no substance and it is denied.
Plaintiff, having lost his case in a unanimous jury verdict, now seeks to have that trial set aside, claiming that I should not have presided at the trial.
In summary, this case — in which the principal claim is race discrimination — was fully and fairly presented to a jury. It was only after the unanimous jury verdict was returned in favor of defendants and against plaintiff that plaintiff raised the recusal issue.
Plaintiff is…
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