Legal Opinion

Brandon Holloway v. Douglas McClure, et al.

District Court, E.D. Tennessee

Decided May 5, 2026No. 3:24-cv-00418Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE BRANDON HOLLOWAY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 3:24-CV-418-KAC-JEM ) DOUGLAS MCCLURE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is the “Motion to Dismiss” [Doc. 18] filed by Defendants Douglas McClure and Brad Yearout. Because the Heck1 Doctrine bars Plaintiff Brandon Holloway’s Section 1983 excessive force claim, the Court dismisses the claim without prejudice. I. Background Defendants are Deputies with the Knox County Sherriff’s Office [See Doc. 12 ¶¶ 6, 7]. On October 22, 2023, Defendants…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Bassett v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  5. Schreiber v. MoeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010

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