Risch v. Royal Oak Police Dep't, No. 08-1883

In plaintiff's gender discrimination action under Title VII against the police department, summary judgment for defendants is reversed and remanded as plaintiff, a patrol officer and a seventeen-year veteran with the department, had arguably superior qualification than the two successful applicants who received the promotions as detectives and produced other probative evidence of gender discrimination.  

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Appellate Information

Argued: August 4, 2009

Decided and Filed: September 23, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Moore

Counsel

For Appellant:  Richard I. Lippitt, Law Office of Richard I. Lippitt, PC of Milford, Michigan

For Appellee:  Karen M. Daley, Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, PLC, of Livonia, Michigan