Legal Opinion
Johnson v. McDowell County Sheriff Department
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided April 3, 2018No. 1:17-cv-04404Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AT BLUEFIELD JAMES A. JOHNSON Plaintiff, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:17-04404 MCDOWELL COUNTY SHERIFF DEP’T, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This action arises from ongoing bad blood between two McDowell County first responders: volunteer firefighter, James Johnson and deputy sheriff, Ron Blevins. The conflict peaked when Johnson was tasered in the back by Blevins. Johnson sued Blevins and McDowell County Sheriff’s Department (“MCSD”). After defendants filed a motion to dismiss, plaintiff responded by…
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