Judge says lawsuit prompted by wave of stabbings at Macomb prison can proceed
The state had argued it has governmental immunity, but the Michigan Court of Claims judge hearing the case said such a ruling would be premature.
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The state had argued it has governmental immunity, but the Michigan Court of Claims judge hearing the case said such a ruling would be premature.
A Madison Heights man claims in a lawsuit that city police used excessive force when they responded to a dispute that stemmed from him giving ice cream to a neighbor’s young children inside his house.
A Madison Heights man claims in a lawsuit that city police used excessive force when they responded to a dispute that stemmed from him giving ice cream to a neighbor’s young children inside his house.
MADISON HEIGHTS — A lawsuit has been filed in federal court against the Madison Heights Police Department and four of its officers, alleging they used excessive force on a resident last year and violated his constitutional rights under the Fourth and 14th amendments.
Attorneys for two families and an injured inmate say a wave of violence at Macomb Correctional Facility was due to negligence and understaffing.