Ayers v. Hargett (TV1)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE BETTY JANE AYERS, ) DAVID RUSSELL AYERS, and ) SARAH WALKER BRUUN, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) No.: 3:22-CV-370-TAV-JEM ) TRE HARGETT, ) MARK STEPHENS, ) GEN. JONATHAN THOMAS SKRMETTI, ) JANET M. KLEINFELTER, ) DAVID KUSTOFF, ) JIM COOPER, ) STEVE COHEN, ) MARSHA BLACKBURN, and ) BILL HAGERTY, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Before the Court is defendants Tre Hargett, General Jonathan Thomas Skrmetti, and Janet M. Kleinfelter’s (the “State Defendants”) motion to dismiss [Doc. 4] and defendants David Kustoff, Jim Cooper, Steve Cohen,…