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BROWN v. TIDWELL

No. 97-6345.

169 F.3d 330 (1999)

Juli BROWN, Sean King, Robert Burris, Martin Miles, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Gwen TIDWELL, Chris Turner, Lillian Bean, David E. Torrence, in their official capacity as clerks of court and all other similarly situated clerks of court, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 17, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Oberman (briefed), Daniel & Oberman, Arthur J. Andrews (argued and briefed), Andrews & Hudson, Knoxville, TN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

David W. Norton, Office of County Attorney, Chattanooga, TN, for Defendant-Appellee Gwen Tidwell.

Danny A. Presley (argued and briefed), Kathleen O. Spruill (briefed), Memphis, TN, for Defendant-Appellee Chris Turner.

John E. Owings (argued and briefed), Knox County Law Director's Office, Knoxville, TN, for Defendant-Appellee Lillian Bean.

Paul D. Krivacka (argued and briefed), Metropolitan Legal Department, John L. Kennedy, Metropolitan Department of Law, Nashville, TN, for Defendant-Appellee David E. Torrence.

Before: BOGGS, SUHRHEINRICH, and SILER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

The plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their Section 1983 action challenging the collection of jail fees by Tennessee court clerks. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

The plaintiffs, convicted of Driving Under the Influence ("DUI") in violation of TENN. CODE ANN. § 55-10-401, filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging the collection of jail fees by Tennessee court clerks. The court clerks (or some...

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