Marcus Willis v. Shelby County, Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON April 23, 2009 Session MARCUS WILLIS v. SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, ET AL. Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Shelby County No. CT-004934-07 and CT-004010-05 Karen R. Williams, Judge No. W2008-01487-COA-R3-CV and W2008-01558-COA-R3-CV - Filed June 8, 2009 This appeal arises from the removal of a state court action to federal court. Once the federal court granted the defendants summary judgment regarding plaintiff’s federal claims, it dismissed plaintiff’s state law claims without prejudice. Approximately one year later, the plaintiff sought…