Legal Opinion
Dorr v. City of Ecorse
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 29, 2008No. 07-1604UnpublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAMON J. KEITH, Circuit Judge.
In this action involving a claim brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violation of Plaintiff-Appellee Joseph M. Dorr’s (“Dorr”) substantive due process rights, Defendants-Appellants City of Ecorse (“City”) and Larry Salisbury (“Salisbury”), who served as the mayor of Ecorse during the relevant period, appeal the district court’s denial of Defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 50, and Defendants’ request for a new trial, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 59. Defendants also appeal the district court’s award of attorneys’ fees and costs,…
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