Legal Opinion
Jones Ex Rel. Estate of Jones v. Reynolds
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 27, 2006No. 04-2320PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J., joined by Bunning, D.J.,
MOORE, J. (pp. 699-707), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
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SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
At 1:45 a.m. on October 8, 2001, Aaron Reynolds and Mustapha Atat began a drag race on a public street on the outskirts of Detroit. After roughly one-sixth of a mile, Reynolds lost control of his car and it veered into a crowd of spectators, striking Denise Jones and killing her. What separates this calamity from many others is that police officers from the City of Lincoln Park, a suburb of Detroit, arrived at the scene before the race and had an opportunity to prevent it from beginning. Not only did…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Robinson v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 2000
- Dwares v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Officer Melissa Kallstrom v. City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Jones v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- United States v. MendozaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007