Indrani Hanuman v. Todd A. Groves

Indrani Hanuman and her four children (the Hanumans) appeal an adverse grant of summary judgment and the denial of certain discovery requests. Having reviewed the record and the parties’ briefs, we affirm the district court. *

On November 10, 1998, the Hanumans had finished shopping in Wal-Mart when Wal-Mart employees stopped all four Hanuman children because two were suspected of shoplifting. (Local police officers later issued shoplifting citations to these two children.) The Hanumans allege WalMart and its employees violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by discriminating against the Hanumans on the…