Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Georgia Department of Revenue
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided November 12, 1997No. 1:96-cv-01224PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MOYE, Senior District Judge.
The above-styled action is before the court on plaintiffs motion for summary judgment [# 21-1]; defendants’ cross motion for judgment on the pleadings [#22-1]; and plaintiffs motion for default judgment [#26-1].
FACTS
In the spring of 1991, plaintiff pled guilty to possession of marijuana and cocaine with intent to distribute. Plaintiff is currently confined at a Georgia State Prison and is serving a thirty-year sentence. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 48-15-1 et seq., the State of Georgia assessed plaintiff an excise tax on the amount of marijuana and cocaine possessed…
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