Peter Spakosky v. McMinn County, TN, et al
Plaintiff: PETER J. SPAKOSKY
Defendant: MCMINN COUNTY, TN, CALEB LATHAM, RALPH CREEL and JEREMY HARRISON
Case Number: 26-5776
Filed: September 2, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 9, 2026 Filing 10 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: H Franklin chancey ; Mr. Peter J. Spakosky makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? NO 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? NO Certificate of Service: 09/09/2026. [26-5776] (HFC) [Entered: 09/09/2026 02:54 PM]
September 9, 2026 Filing 9 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting briefing schedule: appellant brief due 10/19/2026;. appellee brief due 11/18/2026; (JMK) [Entered: 09/09/2026 10:49 AM]
September 9, 2026 Filing 8 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: David J Ward ; McMinn County, TN makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? No 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? Yes. American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: AFG) is a publicly owned corporation and the parent of Great American Insurance Company. Great American Insurance Company has a financial interest in the outcome of this litigation by reason of insurance cov Certificate of Service: 09/09/2026. [26-5776] (DJW) [Entered: 09/09/2026 10:46 AM]
September 9, 2026 Filing 7 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Mr. Ralph Creel, Mr. Jeremy Harrison, Mr. Caleb Latham and McMinn County, TN by Alix C. Michel. Certificate of Service: 09/09/2026. [26-5776] (DJW) [Entered: 09/09/2026 10:43 AM]
September 9, 2026 Filing 6 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Mr. Ralph Creel, Mr. Jeremy Harrison, Mr. Caleb Latham and McMinn County, TN by David J. Ward. Certificate of Service: 09/09/2026. [26-5776] (DJW) [Entered: 09/09/2026 10:41 AM]
September 4, 2026 Filing 5 APPEARANCE filed for Appellant Mr. Peter J. Spakosky by H. Franklin Chancey. Certificate of Service: 09/04/2026. [26-5776] (HFC) [Entered: 09/04/2026 04:35 PM]
September 3, 2026 Filing 4 CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND ISSUES filed by Attorney Mr. Henry Franklin Chancey for Appellant Mr. Peter J. Spakosky. Is this case a cross-appeal? No ; Has this case or a related one been before this court previously? No ; Please identify the party(ies) the appeal is being taken against: McMinn County, TN, Caleb Latham, Ralph Creel, Jeremy Harrison; Issues: The Trial Court erred by: dismissing Plaintiff's Monnell claims against McMinn County, TN; granting Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment on Plaintiff's claims for excessive force and false arrest; finding and analyzing the Officers' knock-and-talk in a segmented fashion rather than allowing the jury to consider the totality of the circumstances resulting in unreasonable search and unreasonable seizure at Plaintiff's main/rear entrance of his residence. . Certificate of Service: 09/03/2026. [26-5776] (HFC) [Entered: 09/03/2026 05:05 PM]
September 3, 2026 Filing 3 **LOCKED COUNSEL ADVISED TO FILE APPEARANCE USING THE FORM LOCATED ON THE COURTS WEBSITE UNDER FORMS AND FEES** APPEARANCE filed for Appellant Mr. Peter J. Spakosky by H. Franklin Chancey. Certificate of Service: 09/03/2026. [26-5776]--[Edited 09/04/2026 by JMK] (HFC) [Entered: 09/03/2026 04:51 PM]
September 3, 2026 Filing 2 MEDIATION OFFICE is involved in this appeal. VIDEO CONFERENCE: A Mediation conference has been scheduled for 09/25/2026 at 9:30 AM (ET) with Catherine Geyer. [Please open notice for important details and deadlines.] (LMR) [Entered: 09/03/2026 11:26 AM]
September 2, 2026 Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellant Mr. Peter J. Spakosky. Transcript needed: y. (JMK) [Entered: 09/02/2026 10:17 AM]

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Plaintiff: PETER J. SPAKOSKY
Represented By: Henry Franklin Chancey
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Defendant: MCMINN COUNTY, TN
Represented By: Alix C. Michel
Represented By: David John Ward
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Defendant: CALEB LATHAM
Represented By: Alix C. Michel
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Defendant: RALPH CREEL
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