Legal Opinion
Curtis v. Breathitt Cnty. Fiscal Court
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided January 22, 2018No. Civil Action No. 5: 16–463–DCRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Danny C. Reeves, United States District Judge
The defendants have moved for summary judgment regarding all claims asserted by Plaintiff Mary Curtis. [Record No. 47] The defendants' motion will be granted because sovereign immunity protects Defendant Breathitt County Fiscal Court ("BCFC") from Curtis's state law claims and because Curtis has not presented sufficient proof to maintain federal constitutional claims against BCFC. And as explained more fully below, the defendants' motion will also be granted regarding all claims that Curtis has made against Defendant Mary Lois Stevens, the…
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