HUMES v. GILLESS

No. 01-2028 D/A.

154 F.Supp.2d 1353 (2001)

Francine HUMES, et al. Plaintiffs, v. A.C. GILLESS, individually and in his capacity as Sheriff of Shelby County, Tennessee, et al. Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Tennessee, Western Division.

July 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Allen, Allen Godwin Morris Laurenzi & Bloomfield, P.C., Memphis, TN, for Francine Humes, Ronald Williams, Tiera Demesma, Darren Yancey, Rita Williamson, Trent Woods, Sharon Sutton, Myra Wilkins, Angela Moore, Alfonso S. Marshall, Jr., Catherine Lacy, Ttosha Hubbard, Geraldine Harvey, Kenneth B. Harris, Clementene Dean Meyers, Karlon Rose Dallas, Anthony Jones, plaintiffs.

Fred E. Jones, Jr., Shelby County Attorney's Office, Brian L. Kuhn, Ford & Harrison, Memphis, TN, for A.C. Gilless, Individually and in his capacity as Sheriff of Shelby County, Tennessee, Marron Hopkins, Individually and in his capacity as Chief Jailer of Shelby County, Tennessee, Don Wright, Individually and in his capacity as Chief Deputy of Shelby County, Tennessee, Robert Harper, Individually and in his capacity as Assistant Chief Deputy of Shelby County, Tennessee, Neil Shea, Chief, Individually and his capacity Training Director for the Shelby County Sheriff's Department, Mary Peete, Inspector, Individually and in her capacity as an Inspector for the Shelby County Sheriff's Department, Roy Rodgers, Inspector, Individually and in his capacity as an Inspector for the Shelby County Sheriff's Department, Eddie Dowdy, Individually and in his capacity as Security Commander for the Shelby County Jail and Sheriff's Department, Mary Wilson, Individually and in her capacity as a Captain and Shift Commander for the Shelby County Jail and Sheriff's Department, Calvin Ester, Individually and in his capacity as a Lieutenant and Instructor for the Shelby County Sheriff's Department, C.W. Jones, Individually and in his capacity as a Lieutenant for the Shelby County Jail and Sheriff's Department, Harry Scott, Individually and in his capacity as an Officer for the Shelby County Jail and Sheriff's Department, Bobby Ervin, Individually and in his capacity as an Officer for the Shelby County Jail and Sheriff's Department, Shelby County Sheriff's Department, Shelby County Government, Montie Hunt, Individually and in her capacity as a Lieutenant and Instructor for the Shelby County Sheriff's Department, defendants.


ORDER DENYING IN PART AND GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS

DONALD, District Judge.

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), Defendants move to dismiss Plaintiffs' claims arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Tennessee Constitution, and common law. Specifically, Plaintiffs, who are deputy jailers, assert that Defendants, including the Sheriff and various other deputies, violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment of the Federal...

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