Legal Opinion
McNeal v. Owens
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided June 4, 1991No. 89-2146-HAPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING JUDGMENT TO PLAINTIFF
HORTON, Chief Judge.
Introduction
Shelton McNeal claims he suffered an unprovoked beating on November 7, 1988, by Swat Team officers in the Shelby County Jail, Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. McNeal claims the beating he suffered occurred in the immediate presence of Sheriff Jack Owens and Chief Deputy Sheriff A.C. Gilless.
Testimony revealed that Sheriff Owens and other jail officers, escorted by members of the Sheriff’s Swat Team and a police dog, visited various floors in the jail to talk with inmates about fights and other problems in the jail.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brandon v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Johnson v. GlickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- John Dewitt McDowell v. R.R. Rogers, D.E. Ross, and R.L. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Thomas Lewis, Cross-Appellants v. J.D. Downs and V.W. Geil, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Arnold v. WileyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1955