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Liggins v. Cohen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION
May 16, 2018
Case No. 4:16-cv-00413-AGF (E.D. Mo. May. 16, 2018)

Opinion

Case No. 4:16-cv-00413-AGF

05-16-2018

ANTOINETTE LIGGINS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. OFFICER MICHAEL COHEN, et al., Defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Upon careful consideration of Plaintiffs' motion for a mental examination of Defendant Officer Michael Cohen, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 35, the Court agrees with Defendants that Plaintiffs have not made the requisite showing under Rule 35 that the mental condition of Cohen is "in controversy" or that "good cause" exists for a mental examination. See Schlagenhauf v. Holder, 379 U.S. 104, 121 (1964); Fed. R. Civ. P. 35(a).

Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion for a mental examination of Defendant Officer Michael Cohen is DENIED. ECF No. 78.

/s/_________

AUDREY G. FLEISSIG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated this 16th day of May, 2018.


Summaries of

Liggins v. Cohen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION
May 16, 2018
Case No. 4:16-cv-00413-AGF (E.D. Mo. May. 16, 2018)
Case details for

Liggins v. Cohen

Case Details

Full title:ANTOINETTE LIGGINS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. OFFICER MICHAEL COHEN, et al.…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION

Date published: May 16, 2018

Citations

Case No. 4:16-cv-00413-AGF (E.D. Mo. May. 16, 2018)