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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit.
No. 03-71289—Lawrence P. Zatkoff, District Judge.
Argued: June 10, 2005
Decided and Filed: August 15, 2005
Before: KEITH, BATCHELDER, and COLE, Circuit Judges.
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COUNSEL
ARGUED: Daniel P. Feinberg, LEGAL AID & DEFENDER ASSOCIATION, Detroit, Michigan,
for Appellant. Angela R.C. Williams, DETROIT HOUSING COMMISSION, Detroit, Michigan,
for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Daniel P. Feinberg, LEGAL AID & DEFENDER ASSOCIATION,
Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Angela R.C. Williams, Julius A. Ray II, DETROIT HOUSING
COMMISSION, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees.
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OPINION
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R. GUY COLE, JR., Circuit Judge. Oliver Caswell was a recipient of housing subsidies from
the City of Detroit Housing Commission (“DHC”). When Caswell’s landlord initiated eviction
proceedings against him, DHC terminated Caswell’s subsidies. Caswell filed an action under 42
U.S.C. § 1983 against the Housing Commission and its director, alleging an improper denial of
subsidies. The district court denied Caswell’s motion for summary judgment and sua sponte granted
summary judgment to the defendants. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the judgment of the
district court.