Bowens v. City of Pontiac

Defendant City of Pontiac appeals from the order of the Oakland Circuit Court directing defendant to pay $50,000 to plaintiff Robert Bowens. The judgment represents the amount of attorney fees incurred by plaintiff in his successful defense against a state charge of conspiracy to violate gambling laws and federal charges of conspiracy to conduct an illegal gambling operation and to obstruct state law enforcement. At all relevant times plaintiff was an elected city commissioner representing district one in the City of Pontiac. On appeal, defendant claims that the court erred in entering…