Law Offices of Carson J. Tucker Lodges Appeal Defending Sheriff’s Deputies in 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Case

Posted on by Carson J Tucker, JD MSEL

The Law Offices of Carson J. Tucker has filed an appeal in the case of Hagerman ex rel Hagerman v. Macomb County, Sixth Circuit Case No. 17-1843, defending several individual Sheriff’s Deputies in Macomb County arising out of a civil rights case filed by the estate of a pre-trial detainee who was murdered by another pre-trial detainee in the Macomb County jail, while housed in the jail’s mental health unit. A summary of the appeal will follow in later posts.

Law Offices of Carson J. Tucker has argued and won significant cases in the United States Circuit Courts and federal district courts on 42 USC 1983 liability in a variety of contexts

Most recently, Mr. Tucker filed a writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court in a 42 USC 1983 case against a county law enforcement agency, garnering amicus curiae support from the National Sheriffs Association, Macomb County, Michigan, Oakland County, Michigan, and the Michigan Municipal League. After the United States Supreme Court requested a response from the opposing side, the case settled. See Richko v. Wayne County, et al., Supreme Court Case No. 16-538.

On March 1, 2017, Mr. Tucker presented a webinar to the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) on several pending issues among the Circuit Courts and his petition in the United States Supreme Court concerning 42 USC 1983 claims. Outline of 42 USC 1983 Webinar on 42 USC 1983 Claims

Mr. Tucker has developed a particular expertise in prosecuting and defending appeals in the United States Supreme Court and has had several significant successes in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Michigan Supreme Court and the Michigan Court of Appeals. In addition to his work on appeals, Mr. Tucker has written brief amicus curiae in the United States Supreme Court and Michigan Supreme Court for various governmental and non-governmental entities. In addition to being licensed to practice in Michigan, Mr. Tucker is admitted to practice in the Eastern and Western District Federal Courts in Michigan, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Published by Carson J Tucker, JD MSEL

Owner of law firm since July 2014; Handles all types of appellate matters and assists other lawyers with complex litigation and insurance coverage issues; Admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the State Bar of Michigan; Expertise in prosecuting and defending appeals with several significant successes in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Michigan Supreme Court and the Michigan Court of Appeals; Author of briefs amicus curiae in the Michigan Supreme Court for the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel and the Insurance Institute of Michigan; Represents Insurance Companies, Major International Business, Governmental Entities, Law Enforcement Officers and County Sheriffs. Board of Directors, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Amicus Committee Co-Chair, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Military - Retired Major in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps of the United States Army, Brigade Judge Advocate and Staff JAG officer for the Maneuver Training Center, Camp Grayling, Michigan; Recipient of the Army's Meritorious Service Medal (the highest medal of honor available to Soldiers serving in non-combat roles); 2012 Graduate of the Judge Advocate Officer Advanced Course, at The Judge Advocate Legal Center and School, Charlottesville, Virginia. United States Navy Reserves, Combat Warfare Qualification, January 1989 to July 2003 Former law clerk to Justice Stephen J. Markman, Michigan Supreme Court, Research Attorney, Michigan Court of Appeals. Insurance Coverage Associate Plunkett Cooney; Environmental Law Attorney at Squire Sanders, now Squire Patton Boggs; Master's Degree in Environmental Law; Environmental Law Scholar, ALI/ABA Washington, D.C., Juris Doctorate, Vermont Law School, Environmental Editor, Vermont Law Review; Treasurer and Finalist, Moot Court Advisory Board.

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