DETROIT (AP) - A federal appeals court has affirmed the earlier dismissals of a lawsuit by a group of Detroit residents seeking to stop the city's water department from cutting service to customers behind in their bills.
The ruling was filed Monday by the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati.
Bankruptcy and federal district courts had earlier dismissed the suit.
In 2014, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department disconnected service to more than 30,000 customers due to unpaid bills.
The residents in the lawsuit wanted the courts to stop the shutoffs, force the water department to restore already interrupted service and implement a payment plan based on residential customers' income.
Detroit later announced payment plans and other ways for poor residents to maintain service.
Published: Wed, Nov 16, 2016
