Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2001No. 00-6097PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert H. Sawyer, Jr., a pro se Kentucky resident, appeals a district court order dismissing his civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, and 1988. This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 34{j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a).
Seeking monetary relief, Sawyer sued the Lexington-Fayette County government, the county’s police force, multiple police officers, and unknown government employees alleging that he was illegally stopped and…
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