Keyes v. Ervin

OPINION

BUNNING, District Judge.

On December 6, 1999, Defendant-Appellee, Scott Ervin, then an Officer with the City of Athens, Tennessee (the “City”) Police Department, arrested Plaintiff-Appellant, Andrea C. Keyes, for driving while under the influence of an intoxicant in violation of Tennessee state law. Keyes thereafter sought relief in federal court from Officer Ervin, Police Chief Chuck Ziegler, and the City under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for an alleged violation of her Fourth Amendment right to be free from *234arrest without probable cause. Following discovery, Keyes and Defendants filed cross…