Legal Opinion

Swales v. Township of Ravenna

District Court, N.D. Ohio

Decided October 20, 1997No. 5:95 CV 2115PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

SAM H. BELL, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Now before the court is a motion for summary judgment filed- by Defendants Township of Ravenna, Ravenna Township Police Department, and Larry Carver. (Docket #32.) Plaintiffs Kelly and David Swales filed this action against Defendants pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Ohio state law. Defendants argue that there are no genuine issue of material fact in this case, and that they are entitled to judgment as a matter of law. For the reasons that follow, the court agrees, but only in part. Consequently, the court shall grant Defendants’ motion in part…

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3Cited by7 opinions

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