Brown v. City of Memphis

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ROBERT H. CLELAND, District Judge.

While on their way to purchase crack cocaine, Plaintiffs Reginald Brown and Nicholas Biles were robbed and falsely imprisoned by Defendant Arthur Sease IV, who at the time was an off-duty Memphis police officer. Plaintiffs allege civil rights violations and tort law claims against Defendants Sease and the City of Memphis. The City of Memphis moves for summary judgment on all counts. The motion has been fully briefed, and a hearing is unnecessary. For the following reasons, the court will grant…