UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

SOUTHERN DISTRICT

JENNIFER PELLOW as Personal

Representative of the Estate of Case No: 15-11765

NATHAN WESLEY PELLOW,

 Hon. Terrance G. Berg 

Plaintiff, Magistrate R. Steven Whalen

v.

 

KEVIN BARNHILL, SHANE MCKIBBEN,

ROBERT ROY, JOHN ADAMS, and 

DALE VAN HORN, Jointly and Severally, 

 Defendants.

 

BEN M. GONEK (P43716) JOHN J. GILLOOLY (P41948) 

Law Offices of Ben Gonek, PLLC Garan Lucow Miller, P.C.

Attorneys for Plaintiff Attorneys for Defendants

500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450 1155 Brewery Park Blvd, Ste 200 

Detroit, MI 48226 Detroit, MI 48207

(313) 963-3377 (313) 446-5501

JOEL B. SKLAR (P38338)

Attorney for Plaintiff

500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450

Detroit, MI 48226

(313) 963-4529

MOTION TO FILE BRIEF IN EXCESS PAGES

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NOW COMES PLAINTIFF, JENNIFER PELLOW as personal representative of 

NATHAN WESLEY PELLOW, deceased, by her undersigned counsel, and for her 

motion states as follows:

1. This is an action brought under 42 USC 1983 following the death of Nathan 

Pellow, who died as a result of excessive force used after he had been 

arrested and restrained on August 30, 2013.

2. Defendants, all of whom asserted their Fifth Amendment privilege rather 

than give deposition testimony, nonetheless have filed a motion for 

summary disposition and claim qualified immunity from suit.

3. The court has ordered plaintiff’s response to this motion be served on or 

before January 9, 2017.

4. Defendants’ motion argues in essence that the evidence proffered by 

plaintiff is contradicted by the record and incapable of belief by a rational 

jury.

5. Given the intricate factual issues, and despite her best efforts to streamline 

her response, Plaintiff requires more than 25 pages in 14-point font as 

permitted by the Local Rules to address the legal and factual deficiencies in 

Defendants’ motion. Accordingly, Plaintiff requests an additional ten pages 

for her brief.

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WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests that this Honorable Court grant her 

motion and allow her to file her Brief in Response to Defendants’ Motion for

Summary Disposition in excess of the 25 page limit.

Respectfully submitted, 

 /s/ Ben M. Gonek

BEN M. GONEK (P43716)

Attorney for Plaintiff

500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450

Detroit, MI 48226

(313) 963-3377

 /s/ Joel B. Sklar

JOEL B. SKLAR (P38338)

Attorney for Plaintiff

500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450

Detroit, MI 48226

(313) 963-4529

Dated: January 9, 2017

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

SOUTHERN DISTRICT

JENNIFER PELLOW as Personal

Representative of the Estate of Case No: 15-11765

NATHAN WESLEY PELLOW,

 Hon. Terrance G. Berg 

Plaintiff, Magistrate R. Steven Whalen

v.

 

KEVIN BARNHILL, SHANE MCKIBBEN,

ROBERT ROY, JOHN ADAMS, and 

DALE VAN HORN, Jointly and Severally, 

 Defendants.

 

BEN M. GONEK (P43716) JOHN J. GILLOOLY (P41948) 

Law Offices of Ben Gonek, PLLC Garan Lucow Miller, P.C.

Attorneys for Plaintiff Attorneys for Defendants

500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450 1155 Brewery Park Blvd, Ste 200 

Detroit, MI 48226 Detroit, MI 48207

(313) 963-3377 (313) 446-5501

JOEL B. SKLAR (P38338)

Attorney for Plaintiff

500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450

Detroit, MI 48226

(313) 963-4529

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION IN EXCESS PAGES

Plaintiff hereby relies on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in support of 

her motion.

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Respectfully submitted, 

 /s/ Ben M. Gonek

BEN M. GONEK (P43716)

Attorney for Plaintiff

500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450

Detroit, MI 48226

(313) 963-3377

 /s/ Joel B. Sklar

JOEL B. SKLAR (P38338)

Attorney for Plaintiff

500 Griswold Street, Suite 2450

Detroit, MI 48226

(313) 963-4529

Dated: January 9, 2017

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