Van Buren v. Crawford County (Eastern District of Michigan, 2017)
Key Insight: FRCP 37(e) not used, discretionary powers used instead. Litigation after a police shooting should be anticipated. Failures all around with the destruction of evidence lead to an adverse inference.
Nature of Case: Wrongful death (excessive police force)
Electronic Data Involved: Audio recordings
Keywords: excessive force, marijuana, knife, child protective services, metadata, shell game