Legal Opinion
Denise Carver v. Mildred Dennis, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as County Court Clerk of Jackson County, Tennessee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1997No. 95-5873PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff appeals the order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee granting summary judgment for the defendant. Carver v. Dennis, 886 F.Supp. 636, 640 (M.D.Tenn.1995). For reasons different from those given by the district court, we AFFIRM.
I
Plaintiff Denise Carver sued Mildred Dennis individually and in her official capacity as Jackson County, Tennessee, clerk, 1 under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1986(3). Carver worked for Dennis as deputy clerk until announcing on December 8, 1993, that she was running for county clerk — against…
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