Legal Opinion
Rick R. Ellison v. Cocke County, Tennessee and David Kickliter, M.D.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 24, 1995No. 94-5577PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J., joined by Gilmore, District Judge,
RYAN, J. (pp. 472-73), delivered a separate opinion concurring in the result.
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
Rick R. Ellison appeals the district court order granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. He contends that the district court erred in determining that 42 U.S.C. § 290ee-3 (now codified at 42 U.S.C. § 290dd-2) provides no private right of action and in concluding that he could not maintain an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Because we find that no private right of action exists under Section 290dd-2 and that Section…
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