Matthews v. Pickett County, TN

MEMORANDUM

HAYNES, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Mary Matthews, filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendants Pickett County, Tennessee, Larry Peek and Dana Dowdy, individually and as employees of the Pickett County Sheriffs Department. Matthews, a citizen of Alabama, also invoked the Court’s diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 for her state law claims under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act (“TGTLA”), Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-20-101 et. seq. and Tenn.Code Ann. § 8-8-302 for her claims against defendants Peek and Dowdy. Matthews’ claims arise out of a divorce…