Legal Opinion
Duffey v. Bryant
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided January 6, 1997No. 7:95-cv-00087PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
OWENS, District Judge.
On July 14, 1998, Rudolph Duffey died naked in a cell in Cook County Jail of chronic malnutrition and dehydration (Answer, ¶ 17). His brother Alvin, acting as administrator of his estate and as representative for his two children, filed this § 1983 action against the county and police officers involved in the arrest and detention. On cross motions for summary judgment, the foremost issue for the court is whether the doctrine of qualified immunity will shield the police officers from liability. Because federal case law in existence at the time compelled the…
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