STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillside Productions, Inc., has won a pivotal ruling in its Federal Court case against the City of Sterling Heights, City Manager Steve Duchane, and the City's attorneys. In a scathing written opinion issued by Judge Edmunds she stated:

"Rarely does one hear such compelling and unrebutted evidence of the vindictive retaliatory action such as that taken by Defendant Duchane and the City of Sterling Heights. The facts in this case establish a relentless pattern of harassment and vindictiveness, starting with the ratcheting up of demands in 2001, the unjustified administrative enforcement hearing ...