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Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Story
- Nature of Suit
- 440 Civil rights other
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- motion to dismiss
- State
- Georgia
- Circuit
- 11th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
Court granted in part and denied in part defendants' motions to dismiss. Eleventh Amendment immunity granted against sheriffs for monetary damages in official capacity, but plaintiffs may pursue prospective injunctive relief. Entrustment liability theory against municipality defendants allowed to proceed.
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