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HOPKINS v. NICHOLS

No. 21-5686.

37 F.4th 1110 (2022)

Stephen Matthew HOPKINS and Julie R. Hopkins, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Anthony (Tony) NICHOLS and William (Billy) Lamb, in Their individual and official capacities, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 16, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Robyn Beale Williams , FARRAR & BATES, LLP, Brentwood, Tennessee, for Appellants. Kyle Mothershead , Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Robyn Beale Williams , FARRAR & BATES, LLP, Brentwood, Tennessee, for Appellants. Kyle Mothershead , Nashville, Tennessee, Frank Brazil , Wesley Clark , BRAZIL CLARK, LLC, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees.

Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge; GIBBONS and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Plaintiffs Stephen Matthew and Julie Hopkins kept cattle on a farm in Tennessee. Suspecting animal cruelty, Marshall County Detective Anthony Nichols searched the farm. He and Sheriff William Lamb later seized the cattle without a warrant. Plaintiffs brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that...

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