JOHNSON v. MEMPHIS LIGHT GAS & WATER DIV.

No. 14-5484.

777 F.3d 838 (2015)

Dorothy Mae JOHNSON; Lois Townes, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MEMPHIS LIGHT GAS & WATER DIVISION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

February 6, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Mark Ledbetter , Halliburton & Ledbetter, Memphis, Tennessee, Kathleen L. Caldwell , Kathleen Caldwell, PLLC, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellants. David L. Bearman , Julia Kavanagh , Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: MERRITT, STRANCH, and DONALD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

J. Dean Johnson was denied utility services by Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW), a division of the City of Memphis, in February 2010 because he did not possess a state-issued photo identification card. Mr. Johnson, who lacked a birth certificate, was illiterate and had intellectual disabilities...

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