MAY v. PRITCHETT

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATHENS DIVISION CHRISTINE MAY, * Plaintiff, * vs. * CASE NO. 3:19-CV-82 (CDL) MORGAN COUNTY, * Defendant. * O R D E R Christine May was convicted of violating a Morgan County ordinance that prohibited short-term rentals of single-family residential homes. The Superior Court judge sentenced May to thirty days in jail, and she served two days. May’s conviction was eventually overturned on appeal, and she now asserts a federal malicious prosecution claim against Morgan County under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The County contends that…