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JORDAN v. BLOUNT COUNTY

No. 17-5988.

885 F.3d 413 (2018)

Douglas JORDAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BLOUNT COUNTY; Scott Carpenter; James Brooks, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 15, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Gena Lewis , BANKS AND JONES, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Craig L. Garrett , Maryville, Tennessee, for Appellee Blount County and Appellee Scott Carpenter in his official capacity. Gary M. Prince , N. Craig Strand , O'NEIL PARKER & WILLIAMSON, PLLC, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee Scott Carpenter in his individual capacity. Laura Miller , OFFICE OF THE TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee James Brooks.

Before: KEITH, KETHLEDGE, and THAPAR, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Douglas Jordan seeks damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for prosecutorial misconduct that led to his wrongful conviction for second-degree murder. The district court dismissed his suit as untimely, holding that his claim accrued when the state court of appeals vacated his conviction, rather than when...

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