U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Mark Eurton, Jr. v. Parker Thomas
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- Kevin Gafford Ritz
- Filed
- April 23, 2026
- Case
- Mark Eurton, Jr. v. Parker Thomas
- Case status
- Decided
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 26a0184n.06 Case No. 25-5733 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED ) Apr 23, 2026 MARK W. EURTON, JR. and LAUREN E. ) KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk WHISMAN, ) Plaintiffs - Appellants, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED v. ) STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE ) WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY PARKER THOMAS, et al., ) Defendants - Appellees. ) OPINION ) Before: McKEAGUE, LARSEN, and RITZ, Circuit Judges. RITZ, Circuit Judge. Police officers conducted a welfare check on Mark Eurton after Eurton called family members, threatening self-harm. Equipped with a dispatch warning that Eurton was intoxicated, possibly armed, and likely to become violent, the officers encountered Eurton at the entrance to his home, along with his visibly upset wife. The officers drew their weapons and forcibly entered the home after Eurton refused to engage with them. Eurton and his wife sued the officers and Oldham County, Kentucky. The district court dismissed their claims against Oldham County and later granted summary judgment to the officers based on qualified immunity. We affirm. BACKGROUND I. Facts On February 11, 2022, Mark Eurton contacted his mother and es…
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