WHITNEY HODGES, as personal representative of the estate of Honestie Hodges, v. CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS et al., SPENCER SELLNER, ANTHONY BARBERINO, and JEFFREY DIONNE, Officers, in their individual and official capacities - Articles

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WHITNEY HODGES, as personal representative of the estate of Honestie Hodges, v. CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS et al., SPENCER SELLNER, ANTHONY BARBERINO, and JEFFREY DIONNE, Officers, in their individual and official capacities

Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 30, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Elizabeth J. Fossel, Sarah J. Hartman, Megan Luptowski, CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellants.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Stephen R. Drew, Adam C. Sturdivant, DREW COOPER & ANDING, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.

Judge(s): SUHRHEINRICH, MOORE, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge. In this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, defendant police officers appeal from the district court’s partial denial of their motion to dismiss on qualified-immunity grounds. Because the complaint adequately states a claim for relief we AFFIRM the district court’s order, and, to the extent the officers ask us to resolve disputed issues of fact, we DISMISS their appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

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