Tarter v. The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION ERIC TARTER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) NO. 3:20-cv-00513 ) THE METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE ) AIRPORT AUTHORITY, OFFICER ) BRIAN ROBBINS, OFFICER JERRY ) LOVELL, and SERGEANT DALTON ) ENGSTROM, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Eric Tarter is suing the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (“MNAA”) and MNAA officers Brian Robbins, Jerry Lovell, and Dalton Engstrom (collectively, “Defendants”) under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and Tennessee law. Mr. Tarter’s claims arise from an incident in which the MNAA officers detained…