117 results for 'court:"USDC Western District of Kentucky"'.
J. Jennings rules in part for defendants in excessive force and civil rights claims brought after police officers shot and killed a pit bull on plaintiff's property because evidence remains in dispute as to whether the officer thought the dog constituted a danger. However, claims should not be continued against other officers who merely took actions to execute the search warrant, and not the dog.
Court: USDC Western District of Kentucky, Judge: Jennings, Filed On: November 3, 2023, Case #: 3:18cv265, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights
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J. Jennings rules against officers in certain false arrest and imprisonment claims contending plaintiff had been assaulted for driving with excessively tinted windows because a genuine dispute of fact exists as to whether one of the officers had struck plaintiff while he was on the ground, and surveillance video demonstrates plaintiff posed little threat after being initially subdued.
Court: USDC Western District of Kentucky, Judge: Jennings , Filed On: October 13, 2023, Case #: 3:19cv631, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights
J. Beaton finds for the cabinet for health and family services in employment discrimination claims because evidence indicates that a child abuse investigation into the employee may have caused her to lose her job. However, the employee failed to demonstrate a due process violation occurred, and since this is the only federal claim, the court declines to hear remaining state law claims.
Court: USDC Western District of Kentucky, Judge: Beaton, Filed On: September 30, 2023, Case #: 5:22cv85, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Employment, Employment Retaliation