Legal Opinion

Ghassan Khaled v. Dearborn Heights Police Dep't

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 4, 2017No. 17-1041UnpublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiffs’ claims of racial and religious discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiffs argue summary judgment was improper because they presented sufficient evidence of discrimination by the police officer and municipal defendants to create a genuine issue of material fact for a jury to resolve. For the reasons set forth below, we disagree and affirm.

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Collins v. City of Harker HeightsSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Richard M. Yuhasz v. Brush Wellman, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  5. Watkins v. City of Battle CreekCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001

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