Case law

Ian Williams v. Trans Union LLC

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Jul 13, 2026

Brown, 891 F.2d 591, 594 (6th Cir. 1989) A pro se complaint must still “contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.” Barnett v. Luttrell, 414 Fed. … Pliler v. Ford, 542 U.S. 225, 231 (2004). District Courts are also not “required to create” a pro se litigant’s claim for him. Payne v. Secretary of Treasury, 73 Fed.

Signature Combs, Inc. v. United States

248 F. Supp. 2d 741 · District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Feb 14, 2003

See Morrison Enterprises v. … See id. at 349 (citing United Technologies Corp. v. Browning-Ferris Indus. Inc., 33 F.3d 96, 101 (1st Cir.1994), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 1183 , 115 S.Ct. 1176 , 130 L.Ed.2d 1128 (1995); New Castle County v.

Britt-Taylor v. West Tennessee Nursing Home

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Jun 7, 2024

III, § 2, cl. 1; see also Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 560–61 (1992). … Corp. v. Smith, 802 F. App’x 938, 945 (6th Cir. 2020), the Court “cannot create a claim which a plaintiff has not spelled out in [her] pleading,” Brown v. Matauszak, 415 F.

Butler v. Proman Staffing

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Sep 12, 2025

Brown, 891 F.2d 591, 594 (6th Cir. 1989) A pro se complaint must still “contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.” Barnett v. Luttrell, 414 Fed. … Williams v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 143 F. Supp. 2d 941, 944-45 (W.D. Tenn. 2001); see also Peete v. Am.

Bass v. Bass

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Apr 30, 2024

Wells v. Brown, 891 F.2d 591, 594 (6th Cir. 1989); see also 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.” … Hunter v. Brown, 955 S.W.2d 49, 51 (Tenn. 1997). Plaintiff’s objection does not show why the Court should deviate from this well-established rule or toll the running of the limitations period.

Cruse v. Sun Products Corp.

221 F. Supp. 3d 990 · District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Nov 22, 2016

In February 2014, Cruse reported to Defendant that a coworker had drawn a racist imáge on the white board in a common area, depicting Plaintiff in an offensive manner. … Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 249 , 106 S.Ct. 2505 , 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986); see Bobo v.

Moore v. Shelby County Government

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Mar 11, 2025

Corp. v. Smith, 802 F. App’x 938, 945 (6th Cir. 2020) (citing Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 94 (2007)); see also Vandiver v. Vasbinder, 416 F. … While courts are properly charged with protecting the rights of all who come before it, that responsibility does not encompass advising litigants as to what legal theories they should pursue.”); Brown v.

Briscoe v. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Apr 23, 2025

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. United States, 201 F.2d 819, 822 (6th Cir. 1953). … Ellis v. Majestic Operations, LLC, No. 22-CV-02511-TMP, 2023 WL 1768133, at *3 (W.D. Tenn. Feb. 3, 2023) (quoting Bolton v.

Shabazz v. Centurion of Tennessee, LLC

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Mar 15, 2022

Blackmore, 390 F.3d at 895 (quoting Brown v. Bargery, 207 F.3d 863, 867 (6th Cir. 2000)). … Napier v. Madison Cnty., 238 F.3d 739, 742 (6th Cir. 2001) (citing Hill v. Dekalb Reg’l Youth Det.

Snowden v. Jackson Madison County General Hospital

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Aug 25, 2023

City of Chicago v. International College of Surgeons, 522 U.S. 156, 163 (1997) (citing Metropolitan Life Inc. Co. v. Taylor, 481 U.S. 58, 63 (1987) (citing Louisville & Nashville R. Co. v. … Co., 481 U.S. at 63 (citing Franchise Tax Board of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal., 463 U.S. 1, 9-12 (1983)).

McDaniel v. Baptist Memorial Hospital

352 F. Supp. 690 · District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Jan 27, 1972

Plaintiff also cites Olney v. … Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, 206 So.2d 19 (Fla.App., *693 1968), cert. denied, Fla., 211 So.2d 215 ; see also, Uniform Commercial Code, § 2-105(1) and 2-106(1), and Chiles v.

Wade v. Newport Group, Inc.

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Mar 1, 2024

v. Brown, 564 U.S. 915, 919, 131 S.Ct. 2846, 180 L.Ed.2d 796 (2011)). … Sullivan, 79 F.4th at 660 (quoting Brown, 564 U.S. at 919).

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Autozone, Inc.

258 F. Supp. 2d 822 · District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Mar 31, 2003

See EEOC v. … V.

Baugh v. Wilkie

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Feb 12, 2021

Brown v. Bd. of Educ., 47 F. Supp. 3d 665, 674 (W.D. Tenn. 2014); see also 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The court “may also receive further evidence or recommit the matter to the [m]agistrate [j]udge with instructions.” … See Byrd v. Stone, 94 F.3d 217, 219 (6th Cir. 1996).

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. v. DOE-1

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Oct 6, 2025

Union |58, IBEW v. Gary’s Elec. Serv. Co., 340 F.3d 373, 379 (6th Cir. 2003) (quoting NLRB v. Cincinnati Bronze, Inc., 829 F.2d 585, 591 (6th Cir. 1987)); see also Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. v. … See Gascho v. Glob.

Drake v. FedEx Corporation

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Mar 5, 2024

Brown v. Bd. of Educ. of Shelby Cty. Sch., 47 F. Supp. 3d 665, 674 (W.D. Tenn. 2014) (citing Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985)). B. … See, e.g., Marks v. Torres, 576 F.

Johnson v. Tyson Foods, Inc.

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Jun 15, 2022

The Court adopted Defendants’ reasoning, relying in part on Fields v. Brown, 519 F. Supp.3d 388 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 11, 2021), and Wazelle v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 2021 WL 2637335 (N.D. Tex. June 25, 2021). … It is well-settled that exhaustion of administrative remedies is a prerequisite to filing a district court lawsuit alleging discrimination under Title VII, see Brown v. General Serv.

Stinson v. Williams

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Jan 10, 2023

Brown, 891 F.2d 591, 594 (6th Cir. 1989); see also Brown v. Matauszak, 415 F. … v.

United States v. Montgomery

10 F. Supp. 3d 801 · District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Mar 19, 2014

United States v. Corley, 519 F.3d 716, 724 (7th Cir.2008) (citing Cummings v. Polk, 475 F.3d 230, 238 (4th Cir.2007)); Brown v. Dretke; 419 F.3d 365, 376-77 (5th Cir.2005); Lee, 274 F.3d at 494 ; United States v. … (Id. at 1-2 (citing Fell II, 531 F.3d at 237-38 ; Mitchell, 502 F.3d at 979 ; Brown, 441 F.3d at 1368 (11th Cir.2006); United States v. Purkey, 428 F.3d 738, 749-50 (8th Cir.2005); United States v.

Williams v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Sep 18, 2025

Rule 59(e) does not provide “an opportunity to re-argue a case,” as “a permissive amendment policy applied after adverse judgments, plaintiffs could use the court as a sounding board to discover holes in their arguments … Woody v. Aurora Com. Corp., No. 15- CV-2747-SHM-tmp, 2018 WL 3589107, at *3 (W.D. Tenn. June 8, 2018), aff’d, 779 F. App’x 348 (6th Cir. 2019) (quoting McDaniel v. Am. Gen. Fin.