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SANDS v. UNION COUNTY, TENN.

Civ. No. 3-77-439.

455 F.Supp. 738 (1978)

Robert L. SANDS v. UNION COUNTY, TENNESSEE, Maynardville, Tennessee, Paul Hill, Sheriff, Johnny Lay, Deputy Charlie Gross, Deputy Tommie Cook, City Policeman Bill Pressley, Detective, Three Unknown Deputies.

United States District Court, E. D. Tennessee, N. D.

May 23, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Sands, pro se.

Dean Hill Rivkin, U. T. Legal Aid, Knoxville, Tenn., for plaintiff.

Ben W. Williamson, Jr., Knoxville, Tenn., Charles R. Moore, Maynardville, Tenn., George D. Montgomery, Ellis A. Sharp, Knoxville, Tenn., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.

Plaintiff has filed a motion to amend his complaint so as to state a cause of action against Union County and the City of Maynardville directly under the Fourteenth Amendment and to add a request for attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Even though these amendments come after a response has been served, Rule 15(a), Fed.R. Civ.P., states that leave of the Court...

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