Legal Opinion
Dorris v. Absher
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided March 25, 1997No. 3:96-0337, 3:96-0793PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
I. Introduction
CAMPBELL, District Judge.
Pending before the Court are the Motion By Defendant Sumner County, Tennessee For Judgment On The Pleadings Pursuant To Rule 12(c) Or Alternatively A Motion For Summary Judgment Pursuant To Rule 56 Of The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure (Docket No. 29), and the Motion For Summary Judgment (Docket No. 32) filed by Plaintiffs. For the reasons set forth below, Defendant Sumner County’s Motion is DENIED, and the Plaintiffs’ Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
II. Procedural Background
On April 9, 1996, Plaintiffs Pamela Dorris and Pennie…
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