DETROIT — Attorney James Thomas, who has represented former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in a number of court cases, has asked to step down from a federal court case. Local 4 Defenders confirm that Thomas filed a motion to withdraw as Kilpatrick’s counsel in the lawsuit brought by the family

Attorney James Thomas, the one constant in ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s legal defense team, is attempting to step down. A spokesman for Kilpatrick says it’s because Thomas isn’t getting paid. Thomas filed a motion to withdraw as counsel today in U.S. District Court in connection with the civil lawsuit filed

Attorney James Thomas, the one constant in ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s legal defense team, apparently wants to step down because he isn’t being paid. Kilpatrick spokesman Mike Paul said Wednesday that Thomas is owed more than $20,000 for his work in a high-profile civil lawsuit filed by relatives of slain

A dispute over depositions reveals a new name in the civil lawsuit over the death of Tamara Greene. She’s the woman who was rumored to have danced at the never proven party at the Manoogian Mansion when Kwame Kilpatrick was Mayor of Detroit. Greene was later killed in a drive-by

A woman who used to work in the Attorney General’s office may have to testify in the Tammy Greene lawsuit. The lawyer for the murdered stripper’s family says that attorney could have “significant” information for his case. Action News Investigator Heather Catallo has the details. Court documents that were accidentally

Norman Yatooma, the attorney representing the family of slain stripper Tamara “Strawberry” Greene in a $150 million lawsuit against the city of Detroit, is prepared to depose a number of high-profile witnesses in the near future, including Carlita Kilpatrick, Bernard Kilpatrick and former Police Chief Jerry Oliver. But the most

Detroit — A new potential witness has emerged in the Tamara Greene case — one a lawyer for the slain stripper’s family says has important information about Attorney General Mike Cox’s investigation of a rumored Manoogian Mansion party. She is Brooke Jordan, formerly known as Brooke Liszak, who worked as

It was a beautiful, balmy summer evening when guests of Ambassador’s dinner party arrived at the prestigious Capital Grille in Troy. The sound of high heels clicking on the stone floor and the gentle splash of deep, red wine being poured into bulbous glasses filled the room. The wine, which

The City of Detroit has two weeks to provide transcripts of 911 dispatch tapes to attorneys for the family of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Magistrate Judge Steven Whalen’s decision came as part of a hearing where Greene family attorneys argued that the

Detroit — A federal judge on Monday ordered the city of Detroit to hire a contractor to recover and transcribe 911 tapes from around the time of a rumored stripper party at the mayor’s Manoogian Mansion in the fall of 2002. U.S. Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen gave the city

Detroit — Attorney General Mike Cox can’t turn over his home phone records in connection with a lawsuit brought by the family of a slain exotic dancer because he doesn’t remember and can’t find out what phone company he used in 2003, a federal judge was told today. Norman Yatooma,

Attorney General Mike Cox says he doesn’t know what home phone-service company he used in 2003, and therefore can’t find home phone records related to his investigation of slain stripper Tamara “Strawberry” Greene’s shooting death. The Detroit News reports that attorney Norman Yatooma wants to review Cox’s phone records from

Eight former and current Detroit police officers will get a chance to review the homicide file of stripper Tamara “Strawberry” Greene, who was tied to a long-rumored party at the Manoogian mansion and fatally shot in 2003. The Detroit Free Press reports Norman Yatooma — the attorney representing Greene’s family

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that eight former and current Detroit police officers can review the homicide file of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene. Those allowed to view the file under order of Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen are Mike Carlisle, Odell Godbold, Alvin Bowman, Wedad Elhage, Marian Stevenson,

A federal judge today granted permission for eight former and current Detroit police officers to review the homicide file of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene. Those allowed to view the file under order by Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen are Mike Carlisle, Odell Godbold, Alvin Bowman, Wedad El-hage, Marian

DETROIT — A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that eight former and current police officers can review the file into the death of exotic dancer Tamara Greeen. U.S District Judge Gerald Rosen said officers Odell Godbold, Alvin Bowman, Wedad El-hage, Marian Stevenson, Billy Jackson, Mike Carlisle, Danny Marshall and Mike

DETROIT — Thursday was the deadline for the city of Detroit to hand over evidence in a federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene. A federal judge said the city must hand over records by Feb. 4 in advance of a trial tentatively

A federal magistrate judge has ordered lawyers for the City of Detroit to turn over several pieces of evidence by Feb. 4 in the lawsuit brought by the family of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene, known as Strawberry. Birmingham attorney Norman Yatooma, who represents Greene’s family, seeks 911 tapes, police