Legal Opinion

Cochran v. Gilliam

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided September 2, 2011No. 10-6274PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZOUHARY, District Judge.

In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Defendants-Appellants Dan and Don Gilliam (collectively, “Gilliams”) appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity. Plaintiff-Appellee Rodney Cochran alleges the Gilliams, both deputy sheriffs in Lincoln County, Kentucky, violated his constitutional rights by assisting Cochran’s landlords in wrongfully seizing all his personal property without due process during the execution of an eviction order. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the district court’s decision…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by41 opinions

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