Legal Opinion
Woods v. Town of Danville, WV
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided May 14, 2010No. Civil Action 2:09-cv-00366PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOSEPH R. GOODWIN, Chief Judge.
Pending before the court are motions for summary judgment by defendants Officer Arthur Jarrett [Docket 48] and the Town of Danville, West Virginia [Docket 50]. For the reasons stated below, Officer Jarrett’s motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, and the Town of Dan-ville’s motion is DENIED.
I. Background
A. Facts
1. The August 10, 2008 Incident
On August 10, 2008, Officer Arthur Jarrett was employed as a police officer for the Town of Danville, West Virginia (“Dan-ville”). He was not a certified police officer. 1 He had been…
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