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· 6/25/1996

Jackie Ray Cline v. George W. Rogers, Individually and in His Capacity as Sheriff of McMinn County and McMinn County, Tennessee

Citations

  • 87 F.3d 176
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 15255
  • 1996 WL 344617

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  • finding that dismissal with prejudice is warranted where the plaintiff can “prove no set of facts that would entitle him to relief”
  • “Tennessee does not recognize a private cause of action for violations of the Tennessee Constitution.”
  • “The plaintiff can state no claim of a state constitutional violation in this case because Tennessee does not recognize a private cause of action for violations of the Tennessee Constitution.” (citation omitted)

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Judges: Merritt, Batchelder, Dowd

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