United States Sixth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's civil rights action is affirmed where his complaint was not timely filed under the one-year limitations period applicable to civil rights actions filed in Tennessee.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/15/2005
• Published 02/15/2005

Judges

• Before:  SUTTON and COOK, Circuit Judges;  ALDRICH, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Samuel W. Brown, Becker, Fleishman, Brown & Knight, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Brandy M. Gagliano, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Samuel W. Brown, Arthur F. Knight III, Becker, Fleishman, Brown & Knight, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Brandy M. Gagliano, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees.