Legal Opinion
Whitten v. Wooten
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 1, 2008No. A08A0882Published
1Opinion of the Court
671 S.E.2d 317 (2008)
WHITTEN
v.
WOOTEN et al.
No. A08A0882.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Reconsideration Denied December 16, 2008.
December 1, 2008.
Clark and Clark, Fred S. Clark, Savannah, for appellant.
Brown, Readdick, Bumgartner, Carter, Strickland & Watkins, Terry L. Readdick, Steven G. Blackerby, Brunswick, for appellees.
ANDREWS, Judge.
Diana L. Whitten brought an action pursuant to 42 USC § 1983 alleging that Sergeant John C. Wooten, Jr. and Sergeant Ulises Nieves violated her constitutional rights and caused serious injury to her leg by using excessive force against her while she was a…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.
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- Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Terri Vinyard v. Steve WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Cockrell v. SparksCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
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