HOLLY LAWSON v. KAYLA CREELY, individually; LORI FRANKE, individually, MARK KOPP, in his individual and official capacities; FRANKLIN COUNTY, KY BOARD OF EDUCATION - Articles

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HOLLY LAWSON v. KAYLA CREELY, individually; LORI FRANKE, individually, MARK KOPP, in his individual and official capacities; FRANKLIN COUNTY, KY BOARD OF EDUCATION

Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 16, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Christopher Wiest, CHRIS WIEST, ATTY AT LAW, PLLC Covington, Kentucky, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Elizabeth A. Deener, LANDRUM & SHOUSE LLP, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellees Creely and Franke.

Attorneys 3: ARGUED: Grant R. Chenoweth, PORTER, BANKS, BALDWIN & SHAW, PLLC, Paintsville, Kentucky, for Appellees Kopp and the Board.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Christopher Wiest, Theodore J. Roberts, CHRIS WIEST, ATTY AT LAW, PLLC Covington, Kentucky, Thomas B. Bruns, BRUNS CONNELLL VOLLMAR & ARMSTRONG, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 5: ON BRIEF: Elizabeth A. Deener, LANDRUM & SHOUSE LLP, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellees Creely and Franke. Grant R. Chenoweth, PORTER, BANKS, BALDWIN & SHAW, PLLC, Paintsville, Kentucky, for Appellees Kopp and the Board. Samuel L. Jackson, Sara D. Naylor, SPENCER FANE LLP, Nashville, Tennessee, for Amici Curiae.

Judge(s): COLE, WHITE, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at Frankfort

HELENE N. WHITE, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff-Appellant Holly Lawson appeals the grant of summary judgment to Defendants-Appellees in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action asserting that Lawson’s public-school coworkers, Defendants-Appellees Kayla Creely and Lori Franke, together with Defendants-Appellees School Superintendent Mark Kopp and the Franklin County, Kentucky Board of Education (the Board),1 violated her Fourth Amendment rights. We AFFIRM.

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