Legal Opinion
Brown v. Dorsey
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 14, 2005No. A05A1129PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
Phyllis Brown, widow of murdered DeKalb County Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown, filed an action against the County, former DeKalb County Sheriff Sidney Dorsey, former deputies Patrick Cuffy and Melvin Walker, and their co-conspirators, Paul Skyers and David Ramsey. Mrs. Brown asserted claims against the County pursuant to 42 USC § 1983 for wrongful death, pain and suffering, and special damages resulting from the violation of Brown’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The superior court granted the County’s motion to dismiss it as a party to this action. The case proceeded to…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- City of St. Louis v. PraprotnikSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- McMillian v. Monroe CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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