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Family of Tamara Greene appeals dismissal of lawsuit against Kilpatrick, Detroit
1:06 PM, Nov. 23, 2011
By David Ashenfelter
Detroit Free Press Staff Writer
The family of a slain stripper said to have danced at a rumored wild party at the mayoral Manoogian Mansion in 2002 has appealed a judge’s recent decision to dismiss a lawsuit against ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the city of Detroit.
The family of Tamara Greene filed notice to appeal today in U.S. District Court in Detroit. Their lawyer, Norman Yatooma of Bloomfield Township, indicated he plans to appeal the judge’s decision to the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnatti.
Greene, 27, was killed in a drive-by shooting in April 2003, some eight months after supposedly dancing at the party. Her children charged in a lawsuit that Kilpatrick and city officials sabotaged her murder probe to prevent her killers from being brought to justice and sued for her death.
Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen dismissed the lawsuit Nov. 1, saying there is no evidence that Kilpatrick or other city officials derailed her murder investigation.
There was no immediate comment from Yatooma, the city or Kilpatrick.
Contact David Ashenfelter: dashenfelter@freepress.com
