Detroit — A federal judge this morning staunchly defended his handling of the civil case involving a slain former stripper, saying his decisions to keep certain court filings sealed protect the ongoing investigation into Tamara Greene’s death and protect the privacy rights of others. Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald E.

Detroit — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says the Detroit police investigation into the murder of exotic dancer Tamara “Strawberry” Greene was “woefully inadequate.” Worthy made the comment in a letter to Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen, who has scheduled a hearing today on whether certain sealed records

Detroit — Potentially “salacious” comments given in depositions filed in a civil case involving a slain exotic dancer will remain sealed in U.S. District Court, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen, answering calls by the media to unseal records in the case, said assertions

Birmingham — Only the city of Detroit and former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will remain as defendants in the suit brought by the family of slain exotic dancer Tamara “Strawberry” Greene, an attorney said Tuesday. Seven other defendants, including former Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings and former Kilpatrick chief of staff Christine

As expected, Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen said Wednesday that he will not make public the documents in a civil lawsuit related to the unsolved slaying of Tamara Greene. News media outlets asked him to unseal some documents. Rosen said he needs to protect the ongoing murder investigation and

Former Detroit Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings and Christine Beatty, ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s former chief of staff and lover, were among the defendants who have been dismissed from a civil case centering around the unsolved 2003 slaying of exotic dancer Tamara Greene. Lawyer Norman Yatooma, who represents Greene’s children in a

A federal judge said Wednesday that he doesn’t plan to, at this point, unseal any portions in the lawsuit filed by the children of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene that could compromise the homicide investigation or adversely impact the privacy of people who aren’t part of the case. Chief U.S.

Detroit (MyTV20) – Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy is asking a federal judge to keep portions of a lawsuit relating to the death of Tamara Greene sealed. Worthy says her office has spent hundred of hours investigating the 2003 murder of Greene, and she is concerned that some details released

DETROIT (WXYZ) – – Action News is asking a federal judge to keep the Tamara Greene case open to the public. The family of the murdered stripper is suing several current and former Detroit officials, alleging they interfered with the investigation into Greene’s death. Much of the lawsuit has been

Lawyers representing Detroit-area news media are asking a judge for access to sealed documents in a civil lawsuit tied to the unsolved slaying of a exotic dancer Tamara Greene. U.S. Chief District Judge Gerald Rosen is holding a hearing Wednesday. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy urges keeping protective measures in

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (AP) – An attorney representing the children of a slain Detroit stripper has dropped the one-time girlfriend of former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the city’s ex-police chief and other officials from a civil lawsuit that claims they stifled the investigation into her death. By dismissing all but Kwame Kilpatrick

The filing for Pacific Metro, the artist’s production company, comes one day after a $1-million payment is due to two former gallery owners who had won a judgment. One of Thomas Kinkade’s companies filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday, a day after a $1-million payment was due to former gallery owners

After helping 50 nonprofit humanitarian groups and touching thousands of lives last year in Michigan, Art Van Furniture announced Wednesday that it will renew its $1 million “charity challenge.” The decision, according to top corporate officials, was an easy one. “I knew the charity challenge idea was a good idea

WARREN, Mich. (WXYZ) – Art Van is once again reaching out to help the community and this year the Michigan based company is upping the ante, donating even more money to help area charities. Art Van announced Wednesday they will give out grants for fifty different charities donating a total

Detroit –A federal judge has affirmed his earlier ruling to keep some court records in the civil case involving the death of murdered exotic dancer Tamara Greene sealed to local media outlets. U.S. District Court Judge Gerald E. Rosen ruled he will keep court files closed to The Detroit News,

Detroit (WWJ/AP) — The one-time aide and former lover of ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, and the city’s ex-police chief have been dropped from a civil suit in the death of stripper Tamara Greene. Greene family lawyer Norman Yatooma says ex-chief of staff Christine Beatty, ex-Chief Ella Bully-Cummings, and other police

DETROIT — The one-time aide and lover of ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, and the city’s ex-police chief have been dropped from a civil suit in the death of stripper Tamara Greene. Greene family lawyer Norman Yatooma said ex-chief of staff Christine Beatty, ex-Chief Ella Bully-Cummings, and other police were dropped

Attorney Norman Yatooma is dropping most of the defendants in the Tamara Greene lawsuit. Yatooma is dropping Christine Beatty, Ella Bully-Cummings, Cara Best, Harold Cureton and Craig Schwartz from the suit. He says the lawsuit now only includes former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the city of Detroit. According to Yatooma,