Motorcycle club sues Knoxville, Knox County alleging civil rights violations

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http://www.whnt.com/news/sns-ap-tn--motorcycleclub,0,2084666.story Motorcycle club sues Knoxville, Knox County alleging civil rights violations in raid By Associated Press 12:01 PM CDT, May 29, 2010
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Outlaw Motorcycle Club is suing Knox County, the city of Knoxville and officers of their respective police and sheriff's departments claiming civil rights violations in a New Years Eve raid on its clubhouse.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reports attorney Phil Lomonaco filed the $6 million suit in U.S. District Court in Knoxville on Friday.
The lawsuit claims law enforcement used heavy-handed, violent and abusive tactics in violation of the club members' rights. The suit also accuses officers of taking the grave markers of dead club members, jewelry and other valuables.