Hopkins v. Nichols

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE COLUMBIA DIVISION STEPHEN MATTHEW HOPKINS, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) NO. 1:19-cv-00059 ) ANTHONY “TONY” NICHOLS, et al., ) JUDGE CAMPBELL ) MAGISTRATE JUDGE HOLMES Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM Pending before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment. (Doc. No. 38). Plaintiffs filed a Response in Opposition (Doc. No. 45), Defendants filed a Reply (Doc. No. 50), Plaintiffs filed a Sur-Reply (Doc. No. 56), and Defendants filed a Response to Plaintiffs’ Sur- Reply (Doc. No. 60). For the reasons discussed below,…