Ward v. Wilbanks

Full title: JULEA WARD, Plaintiff, v. ROY WILBANKS, et al., Defendants

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division

Date published: Feb 1, 2010

Case No. 09-CV-11237 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 1, 2010)

Opinion

Case No. 09-CV-11237.

February 1, 2010

ORDER GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANTS WILBANKS', CLACK'S, HAWKS', INCARNATI'S, OKDIE'S, PARKER'S, SEDLIK'S, STAPLETON'S, MARTIN'S, AND POLITE'S MOTION TO DISMISS OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (# 23) AND DENYING PLAINTIFF'S RULE 56(f) MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (# 38)

GEORGE STEEH III, District Judge

For the reasons set forth on the record at a January 28, 2010 hearing, defendants' motion for summary judgment as to ten of the defendants, due to lack of a substantial role in plaintiff Julea Ward's dismissal from Eastern Michigan University's ("EMU") Counseling Practicum course, is hereby GRANTED, IN PART, as to defendants EMU Regents Wilbanks, Clack, Hawks, Incarnati, Okdie, Parker, Sedlik, and Stapleton, and EMU President Dr. Martin. These defendants are hereby DISMISSED from this lawsuit, without prejudice. Defendants' motion for summary judgment as to ten of the defendants is hereby DENIED, IN PART, as to defendant EMU Dean of the College of Education Dr. Polite. Plaintiff Ward's Rule 56(f) motion for relief from defendants' motion for summary judgment as to ten of the defendants is hereby DENIED.

SO ORDERED.