Akron federal District Judge Sara Lioi recently dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of a University Akron student named Charles Plinton who comitted suicide after he was suspended by the University. Although Plinton was originally charged with drug trafficking following a local sting operation, he was later acquitted in criminal court. However, the University conducted a disciplinary hearing and suspended Plinton for a semester. After his death, Plinton's father sued both the University and the County in Akron federal court in the case captioned Plinton v. Summit County, et al., Case No. 5:06-cv-01872-SEL. District Judge Lioi subsequently dismissed the claims agains the University and recently held that the County was not responsible for what happened either. Click here to read the Court's decision granting summary judgment for Summit County. The Court's docket and orders can also be found on PACER.