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Gantt v. Whitaker

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided January 23, 2003No. 02-1340UnpublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Kenneth T. Gantt initiated this proceeding in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. He contended that Sheriff William Allen Whitaker and Deputy William Lee Whitesides of the Da-vie County Sheriffs Office (the Sheriffs Office) violated his constitutional rights by causing him to be arrested and prosecuted, without probable cause, on charges of impersonating a law enforcement officer, selling alarms without a license, and obtaining property under false pretenses. He also asserted various related state law claims. The district…

3Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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4Cited by22 opinions

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  3. Layman Ex Rel. Layman v. AlexanderDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2004
  4. White v. CochranCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2011
  5. Precision Components, Inc. v. C.W. Bearing USA, Inc.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2008

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