Campbell v. Cheatham Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't

19 Citing cases

  1. Hargis v. Overton Cnty.

    2:22-cv-00011 (M.D. Tenn. Nov. 16, 2023)   Cited 1 times

    When a video record exists, the Court “must view the facts in the light depicted by the videotape.” Campbell v. Cheatham Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 511 F.Supp.3d 809, 817 (M.D. Tenn. 2021), affd, 47 F.4th 468 (6th Cir. 2022), cert. denied sub nom. Fox v. Campbell, No. 22-848, 2023 WL 6377793 (U.S. Oct. 2, 2023) (quoting Green v. Throckmorton, 681 F.3d 853, 859 (6th Cir. 2012)).

  2. Slaybaugh v. Rutherford Cnty.

    688 F. Supp. 3d 692 (M.D. Tenn. 2023)   Cited 1 times

    As the RCSD points out, the "federal district courts in Tennessee have frequently and uniformly held that police departments and sheriff's departments are not proper parties to a § 1983 suit." Mathes v. Metro. Gov't, No. 3:10-CV-0496, 2010 WL 3341889, at *2 (M.D. Tenn. Aug. 25, 2010) (Trauger, J.) (collecting cases); accord Campbell v. Cheatham Cty. Sheriff's Dep't, 511 F. Supp. 3d 809, 824-25 & n.12 (M.D. Tenn. 2021) (Crenshaw, C.J.) (dismissing the § 1983 claim against the sheriff's department as redundant of the claim against the county, and also noting that sheriff's departments "are not proper parties to a § 1983 suit"), aff'd, 47 F.4th 468 (6th Cir. 2022).

  3. Alexander v. Wade

    2:21-cv-12369 (E.D. Mich. May. 9, 2023)

    ” Campbell v. Cheatham Cnty. SheriffsDep't, 511 F.Supp.3d 809, 821 822 (M.D. Tenn. 2021), affd, 47 F.4th 468 (6th Cir. 2022)

  4. Campbell v. Cheatham Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't

    47 F.4th 468 (6th Cir. 2022)   Cited 31 times

    Fox fires six shots toward the door in rapid succession Campbell v. Cheatham Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't , 511 F. Supp. 3d 809, 814 (M.D. Tenn. 2021) (footnotes omitted). The parties dispute what the officers saw when Mark began to open the door, and the video footage does not resolve the dispute.

  5. Vaughn v. Cumberland Cnty. Sheriff's Office

    2:23-cv-00060 (M.D. Tenn. Aug. 30, 2024)

    See Carr v. Washington Cnty. TN Jail, No. 2:23-CV-172, 2023 WL 8791750, at *2 (E.D. Tenn. Dec. 19, 2023) (finding that although the named defendant, Washington County Jail, is not an entity subject to suit under Section 1983, “Washington County, which runs the Washington County Jail, is”; considering whether County caused any violation of plaintiff s rights); Campbell v. Cheatham Cnty. Sheriff s Dep't, 511 F.Supp.3d 809, 825 n. 12 (M.D. Tenn. 2021), aff'd, 47 F.4th 468 (6th Cir. 2022). (finding claim against sheriff's department “subject to dismissal because sheriff's departments are not proper parties to a § 1983 suit,” though claim could be pursued “directly against the County”)

  6. Shelby v. Dickson Cnty. Sheriff's Office

    3:23-cv-01224 (M.D. Tenn. Aug. 29, 2024)

    First, it is filed against an improper defendant, the Dickson County Sheriff's Office. “Although municipal corporations and other ‘bodies politic and corporate' may be sued under Section 1983, a sheriff's department is not a body politic or an entity that is considered a ‘person' . . . under Section 1983.” Timms v. Tucker, No. 3:11-1109, 2012 WL 2008599, at *2 (M.D. Tenn. June 5, 2012), adopted, 2012 WL 2872053 (M.D. Tenn. July 12, 2012) (quoting Mumford v. Basinski, 105 F.3d 264, 267 (6th Cir. 1997)); accord Campbell v. Cheatham Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 511 F.Supp.3d 809, 824-25 & n.12 (M.D. Tenn. 2021) (dismissing § 1983 claim and noting that sheriff's departments “are not proper parties to a § 1983 suit”), aff'd, 47 F.4th 468 (6th Cir. 2022). Accordingly, the Dickson County Sheriff's Office is not a proper defendant to this action under Section 1983.

  7. King v. Batts

    1:24-CV-00024 (M.D. Tenn. May. 23, 2024)

    Mathes v. Metro. Gov't, No. 3:10-CV-0496, 2010 WL 3341889, at *2 (M.D. Tenn. Aug. 25, 2010) (Trauger, J.) (collecting cases); accord Campbell v. Cheatham Cty. Sheriff's Dep't, 511 F.Supp.3d 809, 824-25 & n.12 (M.D. Tenn. 2021) (Crenshaw, C.J.) (dismissing Section 1983 claim against sheriff's department as redundant of claim against county, and also noting that sheriff's departments “are not proper parties to a § 1983 suit”), aff'd, 47 F.4th 468 (6th Cir. 2022). The appeal in Campbell addressed only whether the deputy whose motion for summary judgment was denied was entitled to qualified immunity.

  8. Thompson v. Kim

    3:23-cv-01032 (M.D. Tenn. May. 3, 2024)

    at *2 (M.D. Tenn. Aug. 25, 2010) (Trauger, J.) (collecting cases); accord Campbell v. Cheatham Cty. Sheriff's Dep't, 511 F.Supp.3d 809, 82425 & n.12 (M.D. Tenn. 2021) (Crenshaw, C.J.) (dismissing the § 1983 claim against the sheriff's department as redundant of the claim against the county, and also noting that sheriff's departments “are not proper parties to a § 1983 suit”), aff'd, 47 F.4th 468 (6th Cir. 2022)

  9. Little v. Dickson Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't.

    3:23-cv-00969 (M.D. Tenn. Apr. 29, 2024)

    It is well established that sheriff's departments are not proper parties to civil rights suits under § 1983. Campbell v. Cheatham Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 511 F.Supp.3d 809, 824-25 & n.12 (M.D. Tenn. 2021) (dismissing § 1983 municipal liability claim and noting that sheriff's departments “are not proper parties to a § 1983 suit”), aff'd, 47 F.4th 468 (6th Cir. 2022); see Matthews v. Jones, 35 F.3d 1046, 1049 (6th Cir. 1994) (finding that police department “is not an entity which may be sued” under § 1983). Even if the Complaint were liberally construed as seeking relief against Dickson County itself, “[t]o plead a claim for municipal liability under § 1983, Plaintiff must plausibly allege that his or her constitutional rights were violated and that a policy or custom of [the municipality] was the ‘moving force' behind the deprivation of Plaintiff's rights.” Okolo v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville, 892 F.Supp.2d 931, 941 (M.D. Tenn. 2012) (citing Miller v. Sanilac County, 606 F.3d 240, 254-55 (6th Cir. 2010)).

  10. Marable v. Ascension St. Thomas of Rutherford

    3:24-cv-00284 (M.D. Tenn. Apr. 22, 2024)

    Sheriff's departments are not proper parties to civil rights suits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Campbell v. Cheatham Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 511 F.Supp.3d 809, 824-25 & n.12 (M.D. Tenn. 2021) (dismissing § 1983 claim and noting that sheriff's departments “are not proper parties to a § 1983 suit”), aff'd, 47 F.4th 468 (6th Cir. 2022); see Matthews v. Jones, 35 F.3d 1046, 1049 (6th Cir. 1994) (finding that police department “is not an entity which may be sued” in § 1983 suit over arrest). Even if Plaintiff had sought relief against Rutherford County itself, “[t]o plead a claim for municipal liability under § 1983, Plaintiff must plausibly allege that his or her constitutional rights were violated and that a policy or custom of [the municipality] was the ‘moving force' behind the deprivation of Plaintiff's rights.” Okolo v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville, 892 F.Supp.2d 931, 941 (M.D. Tenn. 2012) (citing Miller v. Sanilac County, 606 F.3d 240, 254-55 (6th Cir. 2010)).