Stanley v. City of Norton

Plaintiffs-Appellants bring this appeal from an order of the District Court granting a Motion to Dismiss, Rule 12(b)(6), as to some Defendants, and the grant of a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, Rule 12(c), as to other Defendants. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.

*307THE PARTIES AND THE CLAIMS

On August 14, 2002, Karen and Paul Stanley, (“Appellants”), filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio against the City of Norton; Lance Kimmell, Special Agent with the ATF; Brian Peterman, Investigator with the State Fire Marshal’s Arson Bureau;…