John Hamilton v. City of Romulus

ROSE, District Judge.

The underlying matter is a civil rights case under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985(2) with pendant state-law claims. Plaintiffs/Appellants appeal grants of summary judgment to the Defendants/Appellees. For the reasons indicated below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

The Plaintiffs/Appellants are John Hamilton (“Hamilton”) individually and as Trustee of the John L. Hamilton Retained Annuity Trust, and Hamilton’s sons: John Hamilton, Jr., Jeremy Hamilton, and Michael Hamilton. Hamilton owns all of the stock of four (4) corporations,…