Galen Nelson v. Jefferson County, Kentucky

McRAE, Senior District Judge.

Appellant, Galen Nelson, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Jefferson County, Kentucky, Police Department (“County”) and its officials, alleging that the County violated appellant’s constitutional rights during a departmental investigation which ultimately led to his discharge. Nelson exercised his right to a review within administrative proceedings by appealing his discharge to the Jefferson County Police Merit Board (“Merit Board”), which upheld it as being proper. The court below granted a summary judgment for the defendants because the law…