Legal Opinion
Meals v. City of Memphis, Tennessee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 11, 2007No. 05-5953, 05-5974PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN R. ADAMS, District Judge.
This high-speed police pursuit case deals with the “shocks the conscience” standard set forth in County of Sacramento v. Lewis, 523 U.S. 833, 118 S.Ct. 1708, 140 L.Ed.2d 1043 (1998), and its application to the police pursuit in this case.
Appellant Bridgette King (“Officer King”) is employed as a police officer by appellant City of Memphis, Tennessee (“the City”). Appellee Aundrey Meals, individually and as wife and next friend of James Harvey Meals, deceased, and as natural parent, guardian and next friend of William Meals, a minor child, filed a complaint…
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