VICTOR S. COUZENS v. CITY OF FOREST PARK, OHIO; WILLIAM ARNS, in his official capacity; REBECCA EAVERS, COREY HALL, and VADA HARRIS, in their official and personal capacities - Articles

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VICTOR S. COUZENS v. CITY OF FOREST PARK, OHIO; WILLIAM ARNS, in his official capacity; REBECCA EAVERS, COREY HALL, and VADA HARRIS, in their official and personal capacities

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 27, 2024

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Marc D. Mezibov, MEZIBOV BUTLER, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Katherine L. Barbiere, SCHROEDER, MAUNDRELL, BARBIERE & POWERS, Mason, Ohio, for Appellees.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Marc D. Mezibov, MEZIBOV BUTLER, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Katherine L. Barbiere, SCHROEDER, MAUNDRELL, BARBIERE & POWERS, Mason, Ohio, for Appellees.

Judge(s): SILER, COLE, and BUSH, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio at Cincinnati

JOHN K. BUSH, Circuit Judge. “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”1 So too, it seemed, for a house of worship in this case. Off-duty police made the mistake of involving themselves in that division, which is the genesis of this suit. Because Couzens fails to meet his burden of establishing that the Forest Park Defendants deprived him of his constitutional rights, we affirm.

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