Legal Opinion
Brenda Bickerstaff v. Vincent Lucarelli
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 21, 2016No. 15-4297PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Brenda Bickerstaff filed this civil rights action against the City of Cleveland and several of its police officers, contending that she was wrongfully charged with intimidating a crime victim or witness and with telecommunications harassment. The district court dismissed the bulk of her claims for failure to state a cause of action and subsequently granted summary judgment in favor of the remaining defendant. Bickerstaff now appeals. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual background
Bickerstaf…
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