Case law

Galloway-Bey v. Gott (TV2)

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Jan 8, 2024

Brown, 891 F.2d 591, 594 (6th Cir. 1989). A pro se complaint must “contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.” Barnett v. Luttrell, 414 F. … See Brown v. Matauszak, 415 F. App’x 608, 613 (6th Cir. 2011) (“[A] court cannot create a claim which [a plaintiff] has not spelled out in his pleading.”)

Emrit

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Aug 31, 2026

Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (quoting Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007)). … Complaint On October 9, 2025, Plaintiff filed a lawsuit naming Former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Former President Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Hunter Biden, Justice Kentaji Brown

Koshani v. Barton

374 F. Supp. 3d 695 · District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Mar 20, 2019

See McGee v. … Co. v.

James v. Perry

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Oct 7, 2019

See id. at 407-08; Brown v. Payton, 544 U.S. 133, 141 (2005). Whether a decision is “unreasonable” is an objective inquiry; it does not turn on whether the decision is merely incorrect. … Miller-El v.

Jenkins v. Marvel

683 F. Supp. 2d 626 · District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Jan 14, 2010

Mayer v. Mylod, 988 F.2d 635, 638 (6th Cir.1993). … See Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v.

Renfro v. UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America

920 F. Supp. 831 · District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Jan 23, 1996

In Johnson v. … In Perry v.

Bolivar

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Feb 17, 2026

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 323 (1986); Leary v. Daeschner, 349 F.3d 888, 897 (6th Cir. 2003). … P. 56(c)(1); Brown v. FCA US LLC, No. 25-1405, 2025 WL 3657226, at *4 (6th Cir. Dec. 17, 2025) (“the non-moving party, must ‘cite specific portions of the record’ to show that a material dispute of fact exists.”

STOCKTON v. Belk, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Aug 20, 2021

Mosholder v. Barnhardt, 679 F.3d 443, 448 (6th Cir. 2012) (citing Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 323 (1986)). … Brown v.

United States of America, upon relation and for the use of the Tennessee Valley Authority v. An Easement and Right-of-Way Over 7.58 Acres of Land, More or Less, and Additional Rights with Respect to an Existing Easement and Right-of-Way Over Land in Sullivan County, Tennessee, et al.

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Mar 11, 2026

See Brown v. … See United States v.

Mattson

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Nov 21, 2025

Malone v. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 965 F.3d 499, 504 (6th Cir. 2020) (internal citation and punctuation omitted); see Theunissen v. … Daimler AG v. Bauman, 571 U.S. 117, 122 (2014) (alteration in original) (quoting Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown, 564 U.S. 915, 919 (2011)).

Freedom Franchise Systems, LLC v. Choto Boat Club, LLC

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Apr 21, 2022

ProductiveMD, LLC v. 4UMD, LLC, 821 F. Supp. 2d 955, 961 (M.D. Tenn. 2011) (quoting PartyLite Gifts, Inc. v. Swiss Colony Occasions, 246 F. App’x 969, 973 (6th Cir. 2007)); see also Wright Med. Tech., Inc. v. … Brown v. Brookdale Senior Living, Inc., No. M2011-00540-COA-R3-CV, 2011 WL 6916763, at *4 (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec. 28, 2011).

Gourley v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner of

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Sep 28, 2022

See Brown v. Soc. Sec. … is not disabling.”); see also Smith v.

Stephens v. Knox County (PSLC1)

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Sep 17, 2020

Smith v. City of Akron, 476 F. … Brown v. Bargery, 207 F.3d 863, 867 (6th Cir. 2000) (quoting Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 834 (1994)).

Fritts v. Perry

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Feb 28, 2022

State v. Brown, 836 S.W.2d 530, 540–41 (Tenn. 1992) (quoting C. Torcia, Wharton’s Criminal Law § 140 (14th ed.1979)). … State v. Rosa, 996 S.W.2d 833, 837 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1999) (citing Brown, 836 S.W.2d at 539).

Dunlap v. Sevier County, Tennessee

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Sep 17, 2020

Monell v. Dep’t of Soc. … Brown, 520 U.S. 397, 404 (1997); Heyerman v. Cty. of Calhoun, 680 F.3d 642, 648 (6th Cir. 2012).

Maples v. Rogers

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Jan 12, 2022

Williams, 529 U.S. at 407-08; Brown v. Payton, 544 U.S. 133, 141 (2005). Whether a decision is “unreasonable” is an objective inquiry; it does not turn on whether the decision is merely incorrect. … V.

Elsea v. Parris

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Dec 6, 2022

See Board of Pardons v. Allen, 482 U.S. 369, 373 (1987) (noting there is no constitutional right to parole); Wolff v. … Code Ann. § 40-28-117(a) (defining parole as “a privilege and not a right” and placing parole decision in discretion of parole board).

Brooks v. Smith

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Sep 4, 2025

Brown, 882 F.2d 1068, 1073 (6th Cir. 1989); and where a prison did not allow prisoners to participate in Eid,4 Maye v. Klee, 915 F.3d 1076, 1083 (6th Cir. 2019). … See Prater v.

Glenn v. Lawson

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · May 21, 2025

Newell v. Brown, 981 F.2d 880, 887 (6th Cir. 1992), cert. denied, 114 S. Ct. 127 (1993); Maye v. … Nali v. Ekman, 355 F.

Blackburn v. United States

District Court, E.D. Tennessee · Jun 26, 2025

Watson v. United States, 165 F.3d 486, 488 (6th Cir. 1999) (citing Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619, 637–38 (1993)). … Brown v. McKee, 231 F. App’x 469, 475 (6th Cir. 2007) (quoting United States v. Tisdale, 195 F. 3d 70, 73-74 (2d Cir 1999)).