BROCK v. McWHERTER

No. 94-6558.

94 F.3d 242 (1996)

Rosetta BROCK, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ned Ray McWHERTER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ward S. Whelchel (briefed), Knoxville, TN, David H. Dunaway (argued and briefed), LaFollette, TN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Dianne Stamey Dycus, Asst. Atty. Gen. (briefed and argued), Office of the Atty. Gen., General Civ. Div., Nashville, TN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: NORRIS and MOORE, Circuit Judges; MILES, District Judge.


ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

In this action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiffs claim a Due Process Clause violation because of the alleged failure of defendant state officials to administer properly a state-sponsored disability compensation fund. For the following reasons, we affirm the district court's dismissal of the action.

I. Facts

Under Tennessee's Workers' Compensation Law, a partially...

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