Wayne Thomas Ahlers and Nina Ahlers v. Ronald J. Schebil

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• holding that a court may consider any claims not addressed in an appellant’s brief to be waived
• holding that firsthand observations are Nos. 05-1371/1373 Peet, et al. v. City of Detroit, et al. Page 7 entitled to a presumption of reliability and veracity
• holding that allegations of negligence are insufficient to support a § 1983 claim
• holding claims that appellant failed to address in brief on appeal from adverse summary judgment were waived
• holding that to succeed on a § 1983 claim, a plaintiff “must establish that the defendant acted knowingly or intentionally to violate his or her constitutional rights, such that mere negligence or recklessness is insufficient”
• holding that claims not addressed in a party’s appellate briefs are waived

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