Earp v. City of Detroit

On July 16, 1963, plaintiff Richard Earp, a telephone installer employed by Michigan Bell Telephone Company, was interviewed by two detectives from the Criminal Intelligence Bureau of the City of Detroit Police Department. The interview was arranged by Michigan Bell and was in connection with an investigation being conducted by the police and Michigan Bell into alleged wiretapping operations. The interview took place at the Michigan Bell garage on St. Jean street in Detroit. When Earp requested the presence of either a' Bell foreman or a union representative he was told that the interview was…