Legal Opinion
Waters v. City of Morristown
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 22, 2001No. 00-5019PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Kathryn M. Waters brought suit against Veterinarian and City Alderman Merlin E. Shuck, Police Officer Jerry Graham, and the city of Morristown, Tennessee pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, contending that they had unlawfully deprived Waters of her constitutionally protected rights. The district court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, concluding that Dr. Shuck had not acted under color of state law when he harassed and abused Waters, that Officer Graham was entitled to qualified immunity, and that Waters had failed to establish any custom…
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