TIMMY LEE MOSIER v. JOSEPH EVANS; CROCKETT COUNTY, TENNESSEE - Articles

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Posted by: Karen Belcher on Jan 9, 2024

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Jeffrey S. Rosenblum, Matthew T. May, ROSENBLUM & REISMAN, PC, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Nathan D. Tilly, Dylan E. Sutherland, PENTECOST, GLENN & TILLY, PLLC, Jackson, Tennessee, for Appellees.

Judge(s): SUTTON, Chief Judge; CLAY and LARSEN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee at Jackson

LARSEN, Circuit Judge. After being arrested for public intoxication, Timmy Mosier resisted being escorted to the booking area of the Crockett County Jail. In response, Crockett County Deputy Joseph Evans pulled Mosier to the ground, which he hit head-first. Mosier brought federal civil-rights and state-law tort claims against Evans and Crockett County. The district court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the civil-rights claims and their partial motion to dismiss the negligence claims. Mosier argues that the district court erred in granting each of those motions. For the reasons below, we AFFIRM in part, REVERSE in part, and REMAND.

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