STEPHENS Et Al. v. ZIMMERMAN
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Ray, Judge.
Joshua Zimmerman sued the mayor and the aldermen of the City of Savannah (the “City”) and Samantha Stephens, a police officer/ detective trainee with the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department, raising State law claims of false imprisonment, false arrest, and malicious prosecution. He amended his complaint to allege a violation of 42 USC § 1983. These claims arise from Zimmerman’s contention that he was wrongfully arrested and prosecuted for crimes related to an incident of vandalism to vehicles in a downtown Savannah parking garage. The trial court granted in part and…
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