Unpublished Dispositionestate of Sherri M. Adams, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Canton, Ohio Police Department; Richard A. Shaffer; Stanleycmich; Frank J. Burnosky; Thomas W. Wyatt,defendants-appellees, 793 F.2d 1290 (6th Cir. 1986)

Plaintiff Estate (the plaintiff) of Sherri M. Adams, deceased (decedent), appealed the district court's dismissal of its civil rights action alleging wrongful death against defendants the Canton, Ohio Police Department, the city safety director, police chief, and mayor, and an individual police officer (collectively, the defendants).

The plaintiff Estate filed suit in the district court alleging that decedent was fatally injured in an automobile accident when a Canton police officer negligently pursued a traffic violator at a high rate of speed in an urban area, culminating in the suspect's collision with decedent's vehicle. The plaintiff further alleged that the defendants were negligent in training and supervising of police officers in executing arrests and in operating motor vehicles at high speeds, which allegations formed the basis for asserted claims for relief under the Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986. The defendants filed an answer and motion to dismiss the plaintiff's complaint, which the district court granted, concluding that the plaintiff had failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b).

Having considered the record on appeal, the briefs, and the arguments of counsel, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED for the reasons expressed in the opinion of the district court.