Legal Opinion

Plinton v. County of Summit

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided September 2, 2008No. 07-3985, 07-4103PublishedCited by 117 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Charles Plinton appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants the County of Summit (“County”) and police officer Keith Lavery (“Lavery”). 1 Plaintiff also appeals the dismissal of his claim for injunctive relief against the University of Akron (“University”), a state university. Plaintiffs son, Charles Theodore Plinton (“Chuck”), was arrested, tried and then acquitted of selling marijuana at the University in 2004. On the day of his arrest, the University suspended Chuck from school pending the resolution of his criminal trial and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. William E. "Buster" Fisher v. Tom E. Harden, in His Official Capacity as Sheriff of Morrow County, OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  5. Mary Kate LEAMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OHIO DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL RETARDATION & DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by117 opinions

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  4. April Harvey v. Campbell County, TNCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011
  5. Brown Ex Rel. Estate of Brown v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2016

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