Ronald Eugene Owens v. James Stephen Ward, in his individual capacity as Woodford County Coroner

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File Name: 11a0012n.06
No. 09-6445
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
RONALD EUGENE OWENS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
JAMES STEPHEN WARD, in his individual capacity
as Woodford County Coroner; BLACKBURN &
WARD FUNERAL HOME, INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
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ON APPEAL FROM THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT FOR THE EASTERN
DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
O P I N I O N
BEFORE: MARTIN, NORRIS, and COOK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM. Plaintiff, Ronald Owens appeals from the district court’s award of
summary judgment to defendants James Stephen Ward and Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home, Inc.
and from other rulings of the district court.
Having had the benefit of oral argument and having carefully considered the record on
appeal, the briefs of the parties, and the applicable law, we are not persuaded that the district court
erred in granting summary judgment to the defendants.
Because the reasoning which supports judgment for defendants has been articulated by the
district court, the issuance of a detailed written opinion by this court would be duplicative and serve
no useful purpose. Accordngly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed upon the reasoning

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employed by that court in its Opinions and Orders filed on February 25, 2009, September 3, 2009,
October 30, 2009, and November 6, 2009.

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