Legal Opinion
Harris v. Forrest County MS
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 19, 2007No. 06-60885, 06-60967UnpublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Before the court are consolidated appeals regarding the liability of a county and several of its employees for the erroneous four-month incarceration of Plaintiff Donald E. Harris (“Harris”). Although it is clear that Harris should never have been incarcerated, there is no evidence that the actions of the individual defendants amounted to more than negligence. As a result, Harris cannot establish a constitutional violation, and Mississippi law bars his tort claims. Consequently, we AFFIRM in part and REVERSE in part.
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On September 28, 2002, Harris was arrested…
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