260-261, 360, 406-407). The best states in the U.S. come from coast to coast. He looked out for the folks who elected him. Sign up to receive the Free Law Project newsletter with tips and announcements. Lucas, who served as sheriff from 1969-83 and was also the first Wayne County Executive, passed away May 30 at 93. WebThe Sheriff is responsible for serving summonses, subpoenas, civil and criminal decrees originating from the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and all other county courts. Lucas worked two years as an investigator in the Civil Rights Division. 473, 484-487, 5 L.Ed.2d 492] (1961), the Court held that a city was not "a person" within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. Click here. He ran on a platform that stressed the historic nature of his candidacy, fiscal responsibility, and law and order, but lost the general election to the incumbent, Governor James Blanchard. 7, Section 4. Family said he died peacefully after being ill for the past two weeks, according to news accounts. Former Wayne County Sheriff William Lucas died at the age of 94, according to his family. Funeral arrangements were not available late Monday. William Lucas, first Wayne County executive and Republican candidate for governor, dies at 94 Associated Press Share Share William Lucas William Lucas, who Because of his track skill he was offered a number of collegiate athletic scholarships, and accepted one from Manhattan College. This record does not disclose the presence of any persons on the scene of either of these events except personnel of the Sheriff's Department. The District Judge was well aware of the fact that liability in this case could not be found on the basis of respondeat superior and he clearly and correctly instructed the jury on this issue. Id. WebWilliam Lucas, Individually and As Sheriff of Wayne County,michigan, and the County of Wayne, Jointly Andseverally, Defendants-appellants, 758 F.2d 181 (6th Cir. "He was a good role model for up-and-coming Black politicians. At the beginning of our discussion of the law of this case, we observe that two events recorded in this trial account for the jury verdict and its award. 4) The Supreme Court's recent opinion in Brandon v. Holt, --- U.S. ----, 105 S.Ct. Petitioners are claiming a right to recover damages from the city of Memphis. (from 1 case), Stating that the failure to investigate served to confirm the existence of an unstated policy of toleration of illegal brutality toward any county prisoner who had threatened the life of a sheriff's deputy CIVIL PROCESS INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION Stay informed daily on the latest news and advice on COVID-19 from the editors at U.S. News & World Report. (1986), Holding a sheriff liable under section 1983 for failing to investigate the beating of a prisoner His daughter explained that he became a Republican because he felt minorities should have a voice in both parties. Salvatore MARCHESE, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.William LUCAS, Individually and as Sheriff of Wayne County,Michigan, and The County of Wayne, Jointly andseverally, Defendants-Appellants. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. See also: Black v. Stevens, 662 F.2d 181, 191 (3rd Cir.1981), and Leite v. City of Providence, 463 F.Supp. Q Okay. We believe that the fundamental case law applicable to this appeal was established some years ago by the interplay between Monroe v. Pape, 365 U.S. 167, 81 S.Ct. The suit was nominally against the City's Department of Social Services, but that department had no greater separate identity from the City than did the Director of the Department when he was acting in his official capacity. Wayne 117 Webster 118 Whitley 119 Wolfe 120 Woodford FName MName LName Joseph Lucas Cowen Mueller Kinman Kinser Morris Dewayne Depp Jessie Stewart Charlie Kelton Connie Bullen Brandon Ford Joe Milam Kent Keen Susan Lamb Courtney "Brooke" COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS MEMBERS COUNTY CLERK Lucas becamea civil rights division investigator and then joined the FBI, which sent him to Cincinnati and then Detroit. The researcher will note newsclippings and videotapes relating Lucas' work as Wayne County executive are filed in the Clippings and Tapes series. (mostly clippings and letters of recommendation), (mostly legal materials re: 1981 controversy over elimination of the division; includes one audio tape). For You. Discussing his candidacy with The Detroit News in April 1996, Mr. Lucas said his decision to seek office again showed he was not stuck in the past. Lucas was elected Wayne County sheriff in his own right in 1970 and reelected twice thereafter, serving in that capacity for thirteen years. In 1982, he ran successfully for the newly created office of Wayne County Executive. Considerably more specific and completely uncontroverted evidence came out of Marchese's appearance before a state District Court Judge the following morning. Ive known his family for years and theyre a loving, tight-knit family. He was deported to Canada upon his release. Decided April 3, 1985. We conclude that it did so intend. 473, 5 L.Ed.2d 492 and Monell v. Dept. He was born June 6, 1930, in Hurricane, W.Va., a son of the late Charles G. and Winnie Rupe Lucas. Id. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. As these events obviously shocked the conscience of this Wayne County jury, they also shock the conscience of this court. "He was a fine public servant who provided decades of dedicated service to the people of Detroit and Wayne County," Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said. We emphasize, however, that the facts, which led to the jury award, do not include those which have just been recited. This was with (William) Milliken. At law school graduation, he met Attorney General Robert Kennedy, who offered him a job in the Justice Department, according to his bio. WebOn Jan. 4, 2021, Sheriff Navarre began his elected term as sheriff of Lucas County. Voters then elected himcounty executive in 1982. The political subseries of the Videotapes series is arranged alphabetically by topic and consists of video tapes of phases of his gubernatorial campaign. We believe that the relationship between the County and the Sheriff's Department is so close as to make the County liable for the Sheriff's failure to train and discipline his officers and his ratification of the use of wanton brutality by members of his force which we have spelled out above. When he was orphaned in his early teens (his West Indian immigrant parents died within a year of each other), he went to live with and was raised by an aunt. 1983, our opinion clearly equated the actions of the Director of the Department in his official capacity with the actions of the City itself. University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. item, folder title, box no., William Lucas Papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. They are extremely important to any study of Lucas as county executive. He was elected in 1970 and twice reelected. The Court said: There can be no doubt at least since Ex parte Virginia [10 Otto 339] 100 U.S. 339, 346-347 [25 L.Ed. Lucas married his wife Evelyn while he was in high school, and they went on to have six children. DETROIT (AP) William Lucas, a Black man who made national headlines when he switched political parties to become the Republican nominee for Michigan governor in 1986, has died at age 94, his family said. When joined to the fact that this record does not identify any participant in these obviously illegal assaults (although supervisory officers were present at both), the record also speaks of a failure to provide a trained and disciplined county law enforcement agency. pp. Staying current is easy with Crain's news delivered straight to your inbox, free of charge. The third subseries, labeled "Masters," are videotapes comprised of evening news segments from the ABC, CBS, and NBC affiliates in Detroit which focus on Lucas from the early months of 1984 to November 1986. William Lucas, whose career in public service has spanned 35 years, was born in Harlem, in 1928. William Lucas Papers: 1965-1986 (Majority of material found within 1975-1986), Pingree Street Conspiracy Trial (narcotics conspiracy), Correspondence undated, December 1982-February 1983, May 1983, Interoffice Memos November 1982-November 1983, Correspondence (miscellaneous) undated, 1985-1986, Surveys of issues and voter preferences 1985, 1986, Travel Schedules October 1985, December 1986 trip to Washington to meet with Republican administration officials 1985-1986, Press Conference 1983 March 24, 1983 March 28, 1983 March 29, Pittman Resigns; Lucas appoitnment of Bishop 1983 June 15, Fred Todd - Financial Report for 1982 1983 July 11, Executive appointment of Pittman to Office of Emergency Preperation; Lucas Press Conference 1983 July 12, Press Conference Lucas on Recall-MERC 1984 January 20, William Lucas Press Conference 1984 February 09, Agriculture in Wayne County (also includes Detroit-Metro. For the purpose of evaluating the City's potential liability under Sec. 1983 was not intended to grant a right of action against local units of government and hence, dismissed the suit as to the City of Chicago. The main reason Im running (for Bibb County Sheriff) is that more and more of our children are being incarcerated with no other alternatives, and crime is still running rampant in the city and county, said Lucas. As a matter of fact, I think I did pass out. WebWayne County Sheriff, 55 Mich. App. In Monell, the City of New York was not itself expressly named as a defendant. My thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.". However, the following year, he was defeated for election by Kym Worthy, who is now Wayne County prosecutor. The Wayne County Executive subseries contains a run of public affairs programs entitled, "Wayne County: A New Perspective," which were produced while Lucas was county executive. He was 94. at 2036. 1983 "person," by the very terms of the statute, may be sued for constitutional deprivations visited pursuant to governmental "custom" even though such a custom has not received formal approval through the body's official decisionmaking channels. William Lucas was the first Wayne County Executive. Mr. Lucas was a legal assistant in He was 94. (includes correspondence and legal documents). It is Director Holt who appears as a respondent in this Court, and there is not even an arguable basis for claiming that the record would support an award of damages against him individually. At his graduation, he met Robert Kennedy, then U.S. attorney general, who offered him a job in the Justice Department. He then joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a special agent, stationed first in Cincinnati, and later in Detroit. WebPreviously, Mr. Lucas served as Sheriff of Wayne County,Chief Deputy Sheriff, and was a special agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He also enrolled in Fordham University's law school, taking classes at night and earning adegree in 1962. William Lucas, Jr. said William Lucas died peacefully Monday (May 30) morning with family by his side after being ill for the last two weeks. They have five children, three of whom are physicians. "When he was an orphan in Harlem he used to see the old men sitting around talking, and say, 'if only I had done this, if only I had done that.' From his experiences with the city legal system he decided to become a lawyer, and attended Fordham University at night. In 1982, he ran successfully for the newly-created office of Wayne County Executive. Starkman: Electric Vehicles and the Exploitation of Michigan Taxpayers. Wayne 117 Webster 118 Whitley 119 Wolfe 120 Woodford FName MName LName Joseph Lucas Cowen Mueller Kinman Kinser Morris Dewayne Depp Jessie Stewart Charlie Kelton Connie Bullen Brandon Ford Joe Milam Kent Keen Susan Lamb Courtney "Brooke" COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS MEMBERS COUNTY CLERK No doubt he is responsible for enforcing state law and presumably federal law as well. A I just heard the jingling of keys was the first thing I heard. A The deputy came back and took the other person in the cell out of the cell and they both walked away and all I heard was some chuckling. The collection was donated by Mr. Lucas (donor no. Deborah Gordon, argued, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee. The first issue presented by this case is whether or not Sec. William J. A I resisted as much as I could, which wasn't too much by that time. The shift commander at the station house on the night concerned, Lieutenant McLogan, testified that there was "an air of hostility" among the sheriff's officers toward Marchese on the night when he testified he was beaten. Precedential, Citations: at 174, 81 S.Ct. Obituaries Section. Bushand was appointed to Detroit Recorder's Court in 1993 by Gov. Wayne County (Mich.) -- Politics and government. Jacqueline Walker, Administratrix of the Estate of Jerry Fails, and Cross-Appellant (89-6107) (1990), Richard Bergquist, Husband/guardian Ad Litem Susan Nagoda Bergquist, Wife/guardian Ad Litem A. In fact, items of evidence from the defendants' side of the case tend to support Marchese's story of the midnight assault. Lucas County is home to five incorporated communities: Chariton, Derby, Lucas, Russell, and Williamson. DETROIT (AP) William Lucas, a Black man who made national headlines when he switched political parties to become the Republican nominee for Michigan governor in 1986, has died at age 94, his family said.Lucas died of natural causes Monday.He was a fine public servant who provided decades of dedicated service to the people of Detroit and Wayne County, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said.Lucas, a New York City native, landed in Michigan as an FBI a. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials. Lucas is survived by five of his six children. The Sheriff is, however, the law enforcement arm of the County and makes policy in police matters for the County. WebDavid M. Lucas - Sheriff Brown County Sheriff's Office Gordon Ellis - Sheriff 750 Mount Orab Pike Georgetown, OH 45121 Brown County Phone number: 937-378-4435 Fax number: 937-378-2039 sheriff@bcoso.us Butler County Sheriff's Office Richard K. Jones - Sheriff Carroll County Sheriff's Office Calvin A.B. Careful attention to this record convinces this court that although reports concerning the evidence of Marchese's arrest and incarceration were required from the shift commanders, there was, in fact, no serious investigation conducted either by Sheriff Lucas or any of his deputies. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. He pled guilty to felonious assault and was sentenced to a term of 3 to 4 years. WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. Former Wayne County Sheriff William Lucas died at the age of 94, according to his family. This is an appeal from a judgment for $125,000 entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Judge Julian A. Cook, Jr., presiding, based upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Marchese against William Lucas in his official capacity as Sheriff of Wayne County, and against the County of Wayne. "I was very sorry to learn of the passing of Bill Lucas," the mayor said in a statement. WebThe Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Records Section is open Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (except holidays). Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. The U-M biography said he married his wife, Evelyn, while in high school and they later had five children, three of whom became physicians. 1983 which was "to provide a federal remedy where the state remedy, though adequate in theory, was not available in practice." The jury also heard testimony by Deputy Alcorn (also by deposition read into the record) that he "sure wouldn't tell anybody" if he had beaten the prisoner. Jim Blanchard, a Democrat. Staying current is easy with Crains news delivered straight to your inbox. 1979, meant to give a remedy to parties deprived of constitutional rights, privileges and immunities by an official's abuse of his position. 1983 against the Chicago Police Officers, also held that Sec. WebOthram (also Othram Inc.) is an American corporation specializing in forensic genealogy to resolve unsolved murders, disappearances, and identification of unidentified decedents or murder victims (colloquially known as John Does and Jane Does). He had a humble spirit and lived a life of integrity and honor regardless of what anyone thought.". In 1985, disenchanted with the Democratic party, he became a Republican. Further one of the original arresting officers, Deputy Siemienski, testified on a deposition which was read to the jury that a detective in charge of the case had told him (Siemienski) that Marchese had been "worked over the night before.". The facts in this case are dramatic no matter which party is reciting them. Bill Lucas has three million constituents thats why the Republican Party is rolling out the red carpet for him, Republican state Sen. John Engler, a future governor, told The New York Times in 1986. 1983 for monetary, declaratory, or injunctive relief where, as here, the action that is alleged to be unconstitutional implements or executes a policy statement, ordinance, regulation, or decision officially adopted and promulgated by that body's officers. Best States is an interactive platform developed by U.S. News for ranking the 50 U.S. states, alongside news analysis and daily reporting. He was like Obama before Obama.". He is, under the Constitution of Michigan, the law enforcement officer for the County of Wayne with extraordinary power to select his deputies and enforce the law. This record does not reveal that any perpetrators were identified; or that any penalties or reprimands were ordered as to officers in charge at the times and places of the assaults. Current County Executive Warren C. Evans served under Lucas as county undersheriff and praised him as a mentor. However, helost to incumbentJames Blanchard, and in 2004, ran again for Wayne County sheriff, but lost to incumbent Warren Evans, who, at the time, said Lucas was "like a fatherto me.". "While no longer here in body, his stoic spirit will continue to serve as a beacon of strength for all of us! But his biggest political move came four years later when he switched parties to challenge Gov. The majority of the series, however, consists of photographs taken during his campaign for governor. at 475-476. Ceramic Tile), Best of Wayne County: A New Perspective Part II, Chamber of Commerce: Foreign Trade Mission, Wayne County: A New Perspective - Concerns and Crime in Wayne County 1986 October 20-27, County Care Provides Prevention (master, and re-edited Master), Wayne County: A New Perspective - Crime Tax 1985 February 25 - 1985 March 4, Detroit Chamber of Commerce Debate (Blanchard vs. Lucas), Discussion With the Women's Economic Club, Exploring the Future of State and County Government through Debate, February 12th: A Historic Announcement (Lucas announcement for Governor), 4-H Program in Detroit: Growing Roots, The, Wayne County: A New Perspective - The Forgotten Victim of the Crime 1986 August 18-25, Hunger and Emergency Feeding In Wayne County, Wayne County: A New Perspective - Juvenile Crime 1985 April 1-8, Wayne County: A New Perspective - Kids, Courts, and Crime 1984 October 19-29, Legionnaires Disease Outbreak in Wayne County, Look At The Wayne County Office on Aging, A, Lucas At Oakland Community College, Mr. Lucas Upfront, Minority Businesses Share Strategy For Success, Neo-Natal Care Unit At Wayne County General Hospital, Patient Care Management of Wayne County, The, Wayne County: A New Perspective - Prison Overflow Prompts a Study - Part 1 1984 October 12-22, Wayne County: A New Perspective - Prison Overflow Prompts a Study - Part 2 1986 October 31 - 1986 April 7, Private Industry Corporation/Wayne County: Partnership For Progress, Renovation of the Old County Building, The, Riverview Highlands: A Landfill At Work, The, Teenage Pregnancies: Problems and Solutions, Wayne County Air Pollution Control Division, Wayne County Alcohol Task Force/Neo-Natal Care Unit, Wayne County General Hospital Lease Option Analyzed, Wayne County Morgue/Draper Hill/Detroit Tigers, Wayne County's German Heritage: The Dearborn Oktoberfest, WIC (Women, Infants, Children) Program of the Wayne County Health Department, Work of the Michigan Youth Corps Program, The, Recordings of inauguration, press conferences, speeches, talk shows, and visit by Margaret Heckler, Personal and Family (includes some negatives), FBI (one snapshot of Lucas with an unidentified man), Blanchard, Governor James (debate with Lucas), Hawthorne Plant Press Conference September 9, 1986, Indian Village Citizens For Better Government, Little Rock Baptist Church Rally (includes the Reverend Jim Holley), Lucas, Father Larry, Sr. (brother of William Lucas), Mayors, Michigan Cities (with Lucas, includes mayors of Benton Harbor, Grand Haven, and Port Huron), Personalities (includes Deane Baker, Dick Chrysler, Dean O. 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