DONALD FREED v. MICHELLE THOMAS, GRATIOT COUNTY, MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 12, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Philip Lee Ellison, OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL PLC, Hemlock, Michigan, for Donald Freed.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Douglas J. Curlew, CUMMINGS, MCCLOREY, DAVIS & ACHO, P.L.C., Livonia, Michigan, for Gratiot County. Matthew B. Hodges, OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Michigan Department of Attorney General.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Philip Lee Ellison, OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL PLC, Hemlock, Michigan, for Donald Freed.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Douglas J. Curlew, CUMMINGS, MCCLOREY, DAVIS & ACHO, P.L.C., Livonia, Michigan, for Gratiot County.

Attorneys 5: ON BRIEF: Matthew B. Hodges, OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Michigan Department of Attorney General.

Judge(s): BATCHELDER, LARSEN, and RITZ, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Bay City

RITZ, Circuit Judge. Donald Freed, Gratiot County, and the state of Michigan appeal the district court’s order awarding Freed attorneys’ fees. We affirm the court’s determination that Gratiot County and Michigan are liable for attorneys’ fees. But for the following reasons, we vacate the court’s fee calculation and remand for further proceedings.

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