Thompson v. Williamson County, Tenn.

MEMORANDUM

CAMPBELL, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 11). For the reasons stated herein, Defendant’s Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.

Plaintiff is the father and administrator of the Estate of Charles H. Thompson, Jr., deceased. Defendant Kenneth G. Gooding was, at all times material hereto, a deputy sheriff for Defendant Williamson County, Tennessee.

Plaintiff seeks compensatory and punitive damages against Defendants for violations of constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”); for violations of 42…