Austin v. City of East Grand Rapids

OPINION

ENSLEN, District Judge.

Plaintiff David Austin brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 arising out of the alleged failure of the City of East Grand Rapids (“City defendant”), East Grand Rapids police officers, Allen Darznieck and Harry Wertman (“City officers” or collectively with the City as the “City defendants”) to bring him before a magistrate without undue delay. Plaintiff has also named defendant Kent County (“the County” or “County defendant”) as a defendant on the basis that he was housed at the Kent County Jail for most, if not all, of the alleged…