BUCHANAN v. CITY OF BOLIVAR, TENN.

No. 95-6265.

99 F.3d 1352 (1996)

Nancy BUCHANAN on Behalf of her minor son, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF BOLIVAR, TENNESSEE; Hardeman County, Tennessee; Hardeman County Board of Education; Billy Joe Sanders, Superintendent, in his official capacity; J.P. Shelly, Chairman, in his official capacity; Johnnie Ray Anthony, Chief of Police, in his official capacity; Steve Young, Principal, in his official capacity; Thomas Polk, Assistant Principal, individually and in his official capacity; J. Weaver, Sergeant, individually and in his official capacity; and Mike Lawson, Juvenile Officer, individually and in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided November 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LaQuetta M. Golden (briefed), Law Office of LaQuetta M. Golden, Gulfport, MS, for Nancy Buchanan.

Paul F. Rice (briefed), Utley & Latimer, Jackson, TN, for City of Bolivar, Tennessee, Johnnie Ray Anthony, J. Weaver.

James I. Pentecost (briefed), Waldrop & Hall, Jackson, TN, for Hardeman County, Tennessee, Mike Lawson.

Leo M. Bearman, Jr. (briefed), Elizabeth Einstman Chance, Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, Memphis, TN, for Hardeman County Board of Education, Bolivar School District, Billy Joe Sanders, J. P. Shelly, Steve Young, Thomas Polk.

Before: KENNEDY, JONES, and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges.


KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, Nancy Buchanan, on behalf of her minor son, appeals the District Court's order granting summary judgment for the defendants in this civil rights action arising from the arrest, detention, and scholastic discipline of her son, Aldrick Perkins. For the following reasons, we REVERSE the District Court order granting summary judgment on plaintiff's procedural due process claim. We AFFIRM the judgment of the...

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