NAACP, Detroit Branch v. Detroit Police Officers Ass'n

OPINION

GILMORE, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court upon remand from the Court of Appeals. 1 Before the Court are two motions: defendant City of Detroit’s (City) motion for entry of judgment, and DPOA’s motion for summary judgment concerning the 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 claims.

For the reasons set forth below, the Court will deny both motions, except for the section 1983 claim against the DPOA. This leaves the Court with the much more difficult question of whether the entire matter is moot. A discussion of that issue is found in part IV of this opinion.

The issue for determination…