Case law

Benjamin Stewart v. Farnham Fiber Optics, LLC, and Steven C. Farnham

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Aug 6, 2026

See Keller v. … Supp. 3d at 833–34 (plaintiffs’ declarations and damage calculations sufficient to determine amount of damages for unpaid wages in default judgment); D.W. by Brown v.

Conley v. Department of Veterans Affairs

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Oct 10, 2025

Wells v. Brown, 891 F.2d 591, 594 (6th Cir. 1989); see also Kafele v. Lerner, Sampson & Rothfuss, L.P.A., 161 F. … Green v.

Turner v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Mar 19, 2021

See Brown v. Matauszak, 415 F. App’x 608, 613 (6th Cir. 2011); cf. Pliler v. Ford, 542 U.S. 225, 231 (2004) (“District judges have no obligation to act as counsel or paralegal to pro se litigants.”). … Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007).

Alexander v. Equifax Information Services, LLC.

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Feb 10, 2025

Wells v. Brown, 891 F.2d 591, 594 (6th Cir. 1989). Pro se pleadings are “not exempt from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.” Selmon-Austin v. … Relying on Parker v.

Hardaway v. Quince Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Apr 20, 2020

Brown, 176 So. 3d 17, 22 (Miss. 2015) (holding that for a third-party beneficiary to exist, there must first be a valid contract executed by one who had authority); Licata v. … V.

TESCO Properties, Inc. v. Weirich

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Aug 29, 2022

until further Order of the Court; (4) Any signage that Peppertree Apartments is closed may be removed from the premises until further Order of the Court; and (5) Temporary barriers or boarding … American Imaging Servs., Inc. v. Eagle- Picher Indus., Inc., 963 F.2d 855, 859 (6th Cir. 1992).

Glass v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.

761 F. Supp. 2d 734 · District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Jan 4, 2011

See Staples v. CBL & Associates, Inc., 15 S.W.3d 83, 89 (Tenn.2000) (citations omitted). That duty is usually negative, a duty not to do something. See *743 Biscan v. Brown, 160 S.W.3d 462, 478 (Tenn.2005). … See e.g., Waggoner Motors, Inc. v.

Bullock

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Apr 21, 2026

Smith v. … Buenrostro-Mendez v.

Kines v. Ford Motor Company

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Apr 9, 2021

Lipman v. … Compare Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. Fed.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. v. 50 North Front St. TN, LLC

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

Raymond James held an internal board meeting on May 22, 2014, where the board considered the terms of such a transaction. (Id. at 2-3.) … Everson v. Leis, 556 F.3d 484, 496 (6th Cir. 2009) (quoting Skousen v.

Amos v. McNairy County

997 F. Supp. 2d 889 · District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Jan 28, 2014

Brown v. Lexington-Fayette Urban Gov’t, 483 Fed.Appx. 221, 225 (6th Cir.2012) (internal citations, alterations & quotation marks omitted). *904 Filing an EEOC charge constitutes protected activity. Strouss v. Mich. … Tingle v.

United States v. Edwards

667 F. Supp. 1204 · District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Jul 23, 1987

In Murphy v. … See Rogers *1213 v. Douglas Tobacco Board of Trade, 244 F.2d 471 (5th Cir.1957); RSE, Inc. v. H & M, Inc., 90 F.R.D. 185, 187 (M.D.Pa.1981); Shires v. Magnavox Co., 432 F.Supp. 231, 235 (E.D.Tenn.1976); Vandervelde v.

Brooks v. Wilson

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Nov 14, 2024

Selmon-Austin v. Wells Fargo Bank, No. 2:21-cv-02724, 2022 WL 18141470, at *1 (W.D. Tenn. Sep. 7, 2022) (citing Wells v. Brown, 891 F.2d 591, 594 (6th Cir. 1989)). … Johnson v.

Kimberlin v. White

798 F. Supp. 472 · District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Jun 8, 1992

Wallace v. Christensen, 802 F.2d 1539, 1544-45 (9th Cir.1986) (en banc). The Third Circuit and the Fourth Circuit have also reached similar conclusions. Garafola v. … Hackett v. U.S. Parole Commission, 851 F.2d 127, 131 (6th Cir.1987).

James v. Cromwell

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · May 9, 2019

See Bronaugh v. … James’s allegation that he relied on his attorney’s assurance that a notice of appeal had been filed is supported by the Board of Professional Responsibility’s notice of public censure.

TX Direct, LLC v. First Data Merchant Services LLC

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Jul 27, 2025

Louzon v. Ford Motor Co., 718 F.3d 556, 561 (6th Cir. 2013). To that end, “[f]ederal district courts may exclude evidence in limine pursuant to their ‘inherent authority to manage the course of trials.’” Hill v. … Bisig v. Time Warner Cable, Inc., 940 F.3d 205, 219 (6th Cir. 2019) (citing Bentley, 2016 WL 5867496, at *10).

Kiner

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Feb 18, 2026

Michelle Taylor, James Gloster, Shelby County Board of Commissioners, and John and Jane Does 1–10, alleging constitutional and statutory violations. (ECF No. 2.) The County moved to dismiss. (ECF No. 16.) … See B. & V. Distrib. Co. v. Dottore Companies, LLC, 278 F.

Maverick Group Marketing, Inc. v. Worx Environmental Products, Inc.

99 F. Supp. 3d 822 · District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Apr 9, 2015

Co. v. Fed. … (internal citation omitted) (first alteration in original) (citing Brown v. Ogle, 46 S.W.3d 721, 727 (Tenn.Ct.App.2000)).

Hardin v. Morningside of Jackson, L.L.C.

425 F. Supp. 2d 898 · District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Mar 24, 2006

Corp. of Alabama v. … In Walker v.

Harper v. Houston

District Court, W.D. Tennessee · Jun 16, 2020

Id. at 629–30; see also Knoll v. Am. Tel. & Tel. … June 21, 2018) (citing Wells v. Brown, 891 F.2d 591, 594 (6th Cir. 1989), even where the pro se party “may not have fully understood” what the rules required.