Thomas v. City of New Baltimore

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order denying his motion for summary disposition, dismissing his claims under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq., and dismissing his retaliatory harassment and civil rights claims after the trial court concluded that defendant city of New Baltimore properly issued a citation for the storage of plaintiffs boat on vacant property in violation of a city ordinance. We reverse and remand.

I. BASIC FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The chronology and alleged underlying facts of this case are not at issue on appeal. On February 12, 2001,…