Downing v. Knox County, Tennessee

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE SETH DOWNING, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 3:23-cv-300 ) v. ) Judge Atchley ) SERGHEY BOTEZAT & KNOX COUNTY, ) Magistrate Judge Poplin TENNESSEE, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is the Motion to Dismiss [Doc. 14] by Defendant Knox County, Tennessee, the Motion for Joinder [Doc. 16] by Defendant Serghey Botezat, and the First Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint [Doc. 18] by Plaintiff Seth Downing. For reasons that follow, the Motion to Dismiss [Doc. 14] will be DENIED, the Motion for…