Faulkner v. Mattina et al
Plaintiff: Eric Benjamin Faulkner
Defendant: City of Knoxville, Tennessee, Joseph P Mattina, Benjamin McVay and Sterling P Owen, IV
Case Number: 3:2011cv00250
Filed: June 3, 2011
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Office: Knoxville Office
County: Knox
Presiding Judge: H Bruce Guyton
Presiding Judge: Thomas W Phillips
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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January 17, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER granting in part and denying in part 20 Defendant officers' Motion for Summary Judgment as to Faulkner's claim arising under § 1985; his § 1983 claims arising under the First Amendment, the Eighth Amendme nt, the Equal Protection Clause, and the Due Process Clause; and his state law claims for false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, violations of the Tennessee Human Rights Act, official misconduct, and violation of the Tennessee Const itution. Defendants' motion for summary judgment 20 is otherwise DENIED. Plaintiff's motion to deny the Defendants' motion for summary judgment 28 is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part consistent with the above; and as a result of this Opinion and Order, Plaintiff's only remaining claims against the officers are his claim for excessive force under § 1983, his state law claims of assault and battery, and his state law claims of outrageous conduct and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Signed by District Judge Karen K Caldwell on January 17, 2014. (AYB)
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Defendant: City of Knoxville, Tennessee
Represented By: Ronald E Mills
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Defendant: Joseph P Mattina
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Defendant: Benjamin McVay
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Defendant: Sterling P Owen, IV
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Plaintiff: Eric Benjamin Faulkner
Represented By: Joshua D Hedrick
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