R. E. Cruise, Inc. v. Bruggeman

This action was begun by the owners of real estate in Warren, Michigan who claimed that the defendants, acting under color of law, had refused to issue the plaintiffs a building permit and theatre license in violation of rights guaranteed to them by the Constitution and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The complaint was filed on April 24, 1973 and on August 17, 1973 the district court granted a motion to dismiss. On August 22, 1973 the plaintiffs made a motion to file an amended complaint and to set aside the dismissal. The motion to set aside the dismissal was granted by the court, and the plaintiffs…