Legal Opinion
Elizabeth A. Brandon and James D. Muse, Cross-Appellants v. Robert J. Allen, Defendant-Cross-Appellee, E. Winslow Chapman, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1983No. 82-5321, 82-5346PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, Elizabeth A. Brandon and James S. Muse, commenced this action in the District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 516 F.Supp. 1355, to recover damages and declaratory relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Fourteenth Amendment. Their complaint arises from an assault and battery committed against them by ex-police officer defendant Robert J. Allen. Plaintiffs also sue E. Winslow Chapman, Director of the Memphis Police Department, in his official capacity for his failure to prevent the assault. The case presents questions concerning the standard of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Procunier v. NavaretteSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Brandon v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Larry M. Leach v. Shelby County Sheriff and Mayor of Shelby County, TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- George Parrish and Charles Giles v. Perry Johnson, Charles Anderson, K.L. Cole, and Clarence TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Larry T. Wilson, Cross-Appellant v. Thomas L. Beebe, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Greco v. GussCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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