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  • June 27, 2019
    decided Decision issued in Jane Doe v. City of Memphis

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Opinion By Eric L. Clay June 27, 2019

RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 19a0135p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT JANE DOE, et al., ┐ Plaintiffs-Appellants, │ v. │…

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Lead opinion Author not recorded June 27, 2019

CLAY, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Jane Doe No. 2 appeals the district court's March 9, 2017 Order granting Defendant City of Memphis summary judgment, and the district court's May 22, 2018 Order granting Defendant's motion to strike class allegations. For the reasons set forth below, we REVERSE the district court's judgment and REMAND for further proceedings con…

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Dissent Author not recorded June 27, 2019

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge, dissenting. I dissent for three reasons. First, because the majority does not accord due deference to the district court's interpretation of the facts. Second, because the majority incorrectly analyzes the Plott factors of whether Doe was dilatory and whether Doe's desired discovery would have changed the district court's ruling. And third, because the majority's instruc…

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