Legal Opinion
Townshend v. Hazelroth
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 3, 1995No. Civ. A. 93-72013PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
GADOLA, District Judge.
Plaintiff David Townshend filed this action against defendants Mark Hazelroth, Michael Arrowood, Robert H. White, Michael P. McCarthy, James Dowling, Robert Topp, and James S. Berglund for defamation of character, libel, civil conspiracy and violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the court is defendants’ motion for summary judgment. 1
I. Facts
Until 1989, David Townshend worked for the Michigan State Police as a forensic scientist, specializing in toolmark examination. In 1989, Townshend…
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