Opinion ID: 4553392
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Second Incident

Text: Soon after Officer Dottor left the house, Mohamad returned with Plaintiff’s and Maysaa’s cell phones. Mohamad pushed aggressively on the front door and was yelling and cursing. The women did not want Mohamad to come in, and Plaintiff begged Maysaa not to open the door. Maysaa cracked the door open only slightly in order to retrieve their cell phones. Mohamad then pushed his way into the house, causing Plaintiff to fall onto her back. Mohamad then got on top of Plaintiff, and refused to get off of her. Plaintiff grabbed a broken hanger that was on the floor nearby (presumably as a result of Hassan pushing the wardrobe over earlier) and “tapped” Mohamad’s shoulder with it and bit him in order to get him off of her. (Maysaa Dep., R. 29-3, Pg. ID 342.) Maysaa then began pushing Mohamad and jumped on his back to try to get him off of Plaintiff, yelling, “Get out, get out, you’re trespassing, get out, get out, don’t touch my mother, get out.” (Id. at Pg. ID 343.) Eventually, Maysaa was able to push Mohamad out of the house. At some point, she called 911 and reported that her father was hitting her mother. At 9:55 a.m., Officer Dottor and Officer Derwick were dispatched to the house in response to Maysaa’s second call. When Defendants arrived, Mohamad was standing outside of the house and he proceeded to tell Officer Dottor a false story. He said that he had stayed at the house from the time that Officer Dottor first investigated the prior incident involving Hassan until the present. Mohamad also told Dottor that Plaintiff had become upset and attacked him while he was walking out of the home and attempting to leave. Plaintiff and Maysaa disputed Mohamad’s story. Plaintiff told Officer Dottor that Mohamad had forced his way into the house and attacked her, and that she had attempted to bite him and tap him with the hanger in selfdefense. Plaintiff was visibly upset and crying hysterically. According to Plaintiff, Mohamad did not have any visible injuries. According to Defendants, Officer Dottor observed a small cut on the left side of Mohamad’s face, which he believed to be from the hanger, and a bite mark on Mohamad’s left arm. Nos. 19-1191/1211/1393 Ouza v. City of Dearborn Heights, Mich. Page 5 Officer Dottor then placed Plaintiff under arrest for domestic assault and handcuffed her. As Defendants were escorting Plaintiff to their police car, Mohamad said, “What are you guys doing? I was trespassing. I hit her. Take me instead. She was just defending herself. What are you doing?” (Id. at Pg. ID 346; see also id. at Pg. ID 347 (“What are you doing? I trespassed. I assaulted her. She was defending herself. Please take me.”).) Nevertheless, Defendants proceeded with the arrest. Plaintiff alleges that while walking to the police car she told Defendant Dottor at least three times that the handcuffs were too tight and that her wrists were red and causing her pain. Dottor ignored her complaints. Officer Derwick transported Ehsan to the police department. While in transit, Plaintiff continued to complain about the handcuffs. Plaintiff was then booked into the Dearborn Heights Police Department Jail. She was released from custody the next day, and the prosecutor declined to prosecute.