· 5/9/2024
Ryan Michael Ramey v. State of Tennessee
Syllabus
The petitioner, Ryan Michael Ramey, appeals the denial of his post-conviction petition, arguing the post-conviction court erred in finding he received the effective assistance of counsel. After our review of the record, briefs, and applicable law, we affirm the denial of the petition.
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- holding that a state statute authorizing summary administrative action where “there is imminent danger to the public health, safety and welfare or [in situations] which require immediate action by the agency” was specific enough to pass constitutional muster
- stating that the state agency’s error in judgment in invoking emergency powers was “the very kind of unanticipated mistake that is due to individual error” and placed the case firmly within the Parratt-Hudson doctrine
- requiring well-pled allegations of “invidious discrimination” on the basis of a protected classification such as race or sex, or “egregious procedural irregularities or abuse of power” to state a claim under § 1983 in the context of a zoning dispute
- the Court must “assume as true the plaintiffs ‘well-pleaded factual allegations’ contained in the complaint.”
- to be published in F.3d
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