ROBERTSON v. LUCAS

Nos. 12-3877, 12-3882, 12-3886, 12-3889, 12-3890, 12-3897.

753 F.3d 606 (2014)

Johnny ROBERTSON (12-3877); Arrico Spires (12-3882); Charles Matthews (12-3886); Marlon Brooks (12-3889); Tyron Brown (12-3890); Nolan Lovett (12-3897), Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Lee LUCAS; Robert Cross; Richland County; Chuck Metcalf; Matt Mayer; Larry Faith; Thomas Verhiley; City of Cleveland: Jamaal Ansari; United States of America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Debra Loevy-Reyes , Loevy & Loevy, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellants. Thomas G. Roth , Belle Meade , New Jersey, for Appellee Lucas. Lowell V. Sturgill, Jr. , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Federal Appellees. Daniel T. Downey , Weston Hurd LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees Faith, Mayer, and Richland County. ON BRIEF: Debra Loevy-Reyes , Loevy & Loevy, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellants. Thomas G. Roth , Belle Meade , New Jersey, Joel J. Kirkpatrick , Kirkpatrick Law Offices, P.C., Plymouth, Michigan, for Appellee Lucas. Lowell V. Sturgill, Jr. , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Federal Appellees. Daniel T. Downey , J. Quinn Dorgan , Weston Hurd LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees Faith, Mayer, and Richland County. Michael M. Heimlich , Delaware, Ohio, for Appellee Metcalf. Jennifer Meyer , City of Cleveland Department of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees Ansari and City of Cleveland.

GIBBONS, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which KEITH and GUY, JJ., joined. KEITH, J. (pp. 624-26), delivered a separate concurring opinion.


OPINION

JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants Johnny Robertson, Nolan Lovett, Arrico Spires, Charles Matthews, Marlon Brooks, and Tyron Brown appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendants-appellees Lee Lucas, Robert Cross, Thomas Verhiley, Jamaal Ansari, Chuck Metcalf, Matt Mayer, and Larry Faith, and the district court's dismissal of appellants' claims against Richland County and the City of Cleveland. Appellants...

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