GRIMM v. LEINART

No. 81-5737.

705 F.2d 179 (1983)

Debra P. GRIMM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Q.V. LEINART and Ernest Phillips, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 19, 1983.

Rehearing Granted June 6, 1983.

As Amended September 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Q. Vettori and J. Anthony Farmer (argued), Knoxville, Tenn., for defendants-appellants.

Herbert S. Moncier (argued), Edward E. Wilson, Knoxville, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KEITH and CONTIE, Circuit Judges, and JOINER, District Judge.


KEITH, Circuit Judge.

The defendants-appellants, Q.V. Leinart and Ernest F. Phillips, appeal from a district court judgment entered against them in this case. The plaintiff-appellee, Debra Grimm, brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. She alleged that the defendants, acting under color of state law, violated her civil rights. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

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