Legal Opinion
Johnny Vineyard v. County of Murray, Georgia, Bill Hansird, as Former Sheriff of Murray County, Monte Chastain, Robert Bishop
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 17, 1993No. 92-8601PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff, Johnny Vineyard, brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Murray County, Georgia, Robert Bishop and Monte Chastain, two former deputies of the Murray County Sheriffs Department, and William Hansird (Sheriff Hansird), in his individual capacity and his official capacity as sheriff of Murray County during the relevant events. Vineyard alleges that the defendants violated his rights under the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments.
Vineyard claims that Bishop and Chas-tain, after arresting him following a domestic dispute, repeatedly threatened him and beat him in the face and…
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