Steve B Smith, et al v. Jefferson County School Board

Filing

OPINION and JUDGMENT filed : The district court s decision on the Establishment Clause issue is REVERSED. The judgment, injunction against the Jefferson County Board, the award of damages, and the order granting attorney s fees are VACATED. Decision for publication. Alice M. Batchelder (CONCURRING IN PART) Ronald Lee Gilman, and Julia Smith Gibbons (AUTHORING), Circuit Judges.

Case: 13-5957

Document: 80-3

Filed: 06/11/2015

Page: 1

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
No. 13-5957

FILED
Jun 11, 2015
DEBORAH S. HUNT, Clerk

STEVE B. SMITH,
Plaintiff,
DAVID KUCERA; VICKIE F. FORGETY,
Plaintiffs - Appellees,
v.
JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS,
Defendant - Appellant.

Before: BATCHELDER, GILMAN, and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.
JUDGMENT
On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville.
THIS CAUSE was heard on the record from the district court and was argued by counsel.
IN CONSIDERATION WHEREOF, it is ORDERED that the district court’s decision on
the Establishment Clause issue is REVERSED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the judgment,
injunction against the Jefferson County Board, the award of damages, and the order granting
attorney’s fees are VACATED.
ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

Deborah S. Hunt, Clerk