GLENN WHITING v. CITY OF ATHENS, TENNESSEE (24-5918/5919); MIKE KEITH AND BRANDON AINSWORTH (24-5918); STEVE SHERLIN (24-5919) - Articles

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GLENN WHITING v. CITY OF ATHENS, TENNESSEE (24-5918/5919); MIKE KEITH AND BRANDON AINSWORTH (24-5918); STEVE SHERLIN (24-5919)

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Mar 13, 2026

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: 24-5918/5919: Van R. Irion, LAW OFFICE OFF VAN R. IRION, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: Daniel R. Pilkington, Brian R. Bibb, WATSON, ROACH, BATSON & LAUDERBACK, P.L.C., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellees.

Attorneys 3: 25-5424: Russ Egli, THE EGLI LAW FIRM, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellants.

Attorneys 4: Daniel R. Pilkington, Brian R. Bibb, WATSON, ROACH, BATSON & LAUDERBACK, P.L.C., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellees City of Athens, Tennessee, Brandon Ainsworth, Deb Cardin, Ty Gable, Thomas Garland, Seth Walker, and Rod Walker.

Attorneys 5: Philip Aaron Wells, ROBINSON, SMITH & WELLS, PLLC, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellees Seth Sumner and Bo Perkinson.

Judge(s): STRANCH, BUSH, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville

JOHN K. BUSH, Circuit Judge. In these consolidated appeals, Glenn Whiting and his attorney, Van Irion, appeal the denial of their motions to recuse and the grant of appellees’ motions for sanctions. Seeing no abuse of discretion, we AFFIRM.

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