Legal Opinion

Romanski v. Detroit Entertainment, L.L.C.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 28, 2005No. 04-1354PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClay, J., joined by Keith, J.,

FARRIS, J. (pp. 650-52), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

A jury in the Eastern District of Michigan found Defendants Detroit Entertainment, L.L.C., which owns and operates the MotorCity Casino (we refer to both as “the casino”), and Marlene Brown, one of the casino’s security personnel and a private security police officer with the power to arrest, liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and under Michigan law for unlawfully arresting Stella Romanski. Defendants contend the judgment must be reversed and a new trial granted because the district court instructed the…

2Cases cited46 opinions

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  4. BMW of North America, Inc. v. GoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974

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