Legal Opinion
Wright v. Fentress Cnty.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided May 29, 2018No. 2:17–cv–00070PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAVERLY D. CRENSHAW, JR., CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
In yet another case arising out of Charles Cravens' tenure as Sheriff of Fentress County, Tennessee, Fentress County moves to dismiss the claims against it brought by Dustin Shane Wright ("Wright"), a former inmate at the county jail. Just as in Doe # 1 v. Cravens, No. 2:17-CV-00049, 2018 WL 1522401, at *1 (M.D. Tenn. Mar. 28, 2018), it argues that Cravens' conduct did not represent a policy or custom so as to make the county liable for the deprivation of civil right in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Also as in Doe # 1, Fentress County…
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