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Bobby C. Clifford v. Michael Espy, United States Secretary of Agriculture, Bennie Yarbro
Citations: 16 F.3d 1218; 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 8296; 1994 WL 28483Docket: 93-5912
Court: Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; January 30, 1994; Federal Appellate Court
Bobby C. Clifford, representing himself, appealed a district court order dismissing a defendant from his civil rights complaint filed under various sections of 42 U.S.C. The complaint involved allegations against nineteen individuals, including Decatur County Executive Bennie Yarbro, claiming a conspiracy to violate his constitutional rights due to racial discrimination in his employment termination. The district court determined that Clifford's complaint was filed outside the statutory limitations period, granting Yarbro's motion to dismiss, which was treated as a motion for summary judgment. Following a remand from the appellate court, the district court granted Yarbro's subsequent motion for final judgment under Rule 54(b). The appellate court affirmed the district court's decision, confirming that Clifford's complaint was indeed untimely according to Tennessee's statute of limitations.