Cleveland v. Fulton County

Cooper, Judge.

Appellants, the mother and administrator of the estate of Ronnie Cleveland, a patient at Georgia Mental Health Institute (“GMHI”), brought this action against appellees alleging negligence under state law and violations of 42 USC § 1983. At an early stage in the case, partial summary judgment was granted to the appellee county on the state law claims and the federal claims were reserved. Over three years later, the trial court granted summary judgment to all appellees on the federal claims, denied summary judgment as to the state law claims against the individual appellees, and…