Legal Opinion

Hullett v. Smiedendorf

District Court, W.D. Michigan

Decided June 11, 1999No. 1:98-cv-00273PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

QUIST, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Levarst Hullett, Jr. (“Hullett”), has sued Defendants Rick Smiedendorf (“Smiedendorf’), Steve Neubecker (“Neu-becker”), and the City of St. Joseph (“St.Joseph”), for violation of his civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983,1985, and 1986. Hullett also raises state law claims of assault and battery and gross negligence. This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment and Motion in Limine. 1

Facts

Hullett, a forty-two year old black male from Benton Harbor, Michigan, rode his bicycle to the neighboring city of St. Joseph,…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. West v. DuncanDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2001
  2. Granger v. KleinDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2002
  3. Hearns Concrete Construction Co. v. City of YpsilantiDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2003
  4. Nelson v. City of Madison HeightsDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2015
  5. Lyons v. Franklin County, KentuckyDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2020

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