Legal Opinion
Harris v. Sutton
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided August 13, 2009No. 91879PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Melody J. Stewart, Judge.
{¶ 1} Defendants-appellants, the city of East Cleveland and the East Cleveland Police Department (“the city”),1 appeal from a court order denying its summary judgment motion based on sovereign immunity. Plaintiff-appellee, Willie Harris, filed a complaint alleging that the city engaged in malicious prosecution and violated Section 1983, Title 42, U.S.Code. Harris claimed that after a civil matter involving a contract dispute, the city improperly charged him with the crime of theft by deception. The city argued that summary judgment was appropriate because Harris…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Dresher v. BurtOhio Supreme Court · 1996
- Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination UnitSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Gomez v. ToledoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by24 opinions
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