United States Sixth Circuit

City alderman, who harassed plaintiff with whom he had a personal relationship, was not acting under color of law when he threatened to have the police investigate the plaintiff because he could have taken those actions as a private citizen.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/31/2001
• Decided 02/22/2001
• Published 02/22/2001

Judges

• Before:  DAUGHTREY and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  HEYBURN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James R. Moore (argued and briefed), Moore & Brooks, Judith Elaine Burke (briefed), Toppenberg & Burke, Knoxville, TN, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Pamela L. Reeves (argued and briefed), Watson, Hollow & Reeves, Knoxville, TN, Denise T. Stapleton (argued and briefed), Terry, Terry and Stapleton, Morristown, TN, for Appellees.