Though he may only stand by and wait for his call of duty, the County Sheriff in every state in which he assumes a Constitutional Office is responsible to the people that elected him to perform his duties in fulfilling “the most important prerogatives of the state” – keep the public safe and secure – [...]
Category: Law Enforcement Issues
Even if Law Enforcement Officer Had No Basis to Arrest the “Good Faith” Test of Odom v. Wayne County Provides Immunity from Intentional Torts
Here is another important (albeit unpublished) decision from the Michigan Court of Appeals in the wake of the Michigan Supreme Court's decision in Odom v. Wayne County et al (read it here: Odom) that clarifies what good faith performance of duty really means for purposes of a law enforcement officer's immunity from state intentional tort claims, here, assault [...]
Hamed v. Wayne County – Michigan Supreme Court Rules in Favor of County Sheriff and County in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed by Detainee in Wayne County Jail
I wrote a post about this case earlier, but had time to add some detail. In Hamed v Wayne County, ___ Mich ___; ___ NW2d ___ (July 29, 2011), I represented Wayne County and the Wayne County Sheriff in a lawsuit filed by a detainee in the Wayne County Jail who alleged quid pro quo claim [...]
Michigan Court of Appeals Continues to Refine and Apply Odom v Wayne County to Law Enforcement Officers’ Discretionary Arrest Powers
In this case, Norris v Police Officers of Lincoln Park et al the Michigan Court of Appeals continues to apply the decision I secured from the Michigan Supreme Court in Odom v Wayne County to further define and strengthen the discretionary arrest powers that law enforcement officers have in the performance of their duties. Here, the [...]
Hamed v. Wayne County et al. in Michigan Supreme Court
I recently argued Hamed v Wayne County in the Michigan Supreme Court. http://www.legalnews.com/oakland/1004473 This was a case that I have been working on since March or April of 2007. The Court of Appeals did not hear oral argument until June 2009! When their opinion came out (read it here: http://coa.courts.mi.gov/documents/opinions/final/coa/20090707_c278017_108_118o-278017.pdf) against my clients, I told Lawyers Weekly [...]