Romulus Police Chief Dickerson lawsuit.pdf - MLive.com

2:13-cv-10771-JAC-MKM Doc # 1 Filed 02/25/13 Pg 9 of 18 Pg ID 9FOIA response and asked the whereabouts of any discs that contained the videoor depiction of “the punch.”50. Plaintiff told Defendant Chief Dickerson that two discs existed; one disc that wascontained in the FOIA packet previously provided the Chief and the second wasin the FOIA file cabinet in the records bureau.51. Plaintiff also informed Defendant Chief Dickerson that the video (in digitalformat) was also downloaded on Plaintiff’s City of Romulus computer and a USBdrive.52. Defendant Chief Dickerson then instructed Plaintiff to delete the (digital) videocopy from his computer and USB drive and to turn over any discs of the incidentto Defendant Chief Dickerson and that they would be turned over to City ofRomulus attorney Seifman.53. Plaintiff replied that he understood the Chief’s order.54. Later on October 4, 2012, Defendant Captain Shelby came to Plaintiff’s officeand said “What’s wrong Sergeant. I know you’re unhappy.”55. Plaintiff replied that he was not happy being part of any kind of cover up.56. Defendant Shelby stated “I don’t think there is any kind of cover up” in spite ofthe fact that Defendant Dickerson had not commenced a timely investigation ofthe alleged assault, had denied the victim citizen’s verbal request for the video ofthe alleged assault, had informed Plaintiff that Defendant Dickerson did not wantto give the video to the citizen victim so that he could utilize the services of anattorney to complete the complaint packet and had ordered Plaintiff to destroyevidence of the alleged assault.