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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

WESTERN DIVISION

RYAN HEBERT, a minor, by and )

through his parents Ronald and Rebecca )

Hebert, as next friends; RONALD )

HEBERT, an individual; and )

REBECCA HEBERT, an individual, )

)

Plaintiffs, )

) Civil Action Number

vs. ) 7:02-cv-01212-UWC

)

MIKE GRIFFIN, in his individual )

capacity as an employee of the )

Tuscaloosa County Board of Education, )

)

Defendant. ) 

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

The Court adopts herein by reference its Memorandum Opinion of March 7,

2003. From the Plaintiffs’ point of view, subsequent discovery has confirmed the

factual averments of the Complaint. 

A reasonable jury, crediting Plaintiff’s evidence presently in the record,

could well conclude that under all the circumstances, Defendant’s December 2001

harsh paddling of Plaintiff was indeed “tantamount to arbitrary, egregious, and

conscience-shocking behavior.” Neal v. Fulton County Bd. of Ed., 229 F. 3d 1069

FILED

 2005 Mar-21 PM 02:16

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

Case 7:02-cv-01212-UWC Document 65 Filed 03/21/05 Page 1 of 2
(11th Cir. 2000).

Because of the existence of genuinely disputed factual issues, Defendant’s

Motion For Summary Judgment is due to be DENIED. (Doc. 42.)

The case will be set for trial in fairly short order.

Done this 21

st day of March, 2005.

______________________________

 U.W. Clemon

 Chief United States District Judge

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