Legal Opinion
Cynthia Bloch and Thomas Bloch v. Sheriff L. John Ribar
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1998No. 97-3451PublishedCited by 575 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Cynthia Bloch and her husband, Thomas Bloch, brought this action against Sheriff L. John Ribar pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that he violated their constitutional rights by holding a press conference to release the confidential and highly personal details of Ms. Bloch’s rape by an unknown assailant. They claim that Ribar took this action in retaliation for the Blochs publically criticizing the sheriff’s lack of diligence in investigating the crime.
The district court granted Ribar’s motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil…
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