Legal Opinion
Bletz v. Gribble
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 27, 2011No. 09-2006PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Kathryn (“Kitti”) Bletz brought this action individually and as a representative of her deceased husband’s estate, alleging that defendants Sergeant Travis Gribble and Deputy Brent Denny are liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Michigan state law for fatally shooting her husband in the Bletz family home and unlawfully restraining her during and following her husband’s death. The district court denied defendants’ summary judgment motion, holding that defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity or state governmental immunity. For the reasons that…
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