MERCER v. YOUGHN

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA VALDOSTA DIVISION FLORINE R. MERCER, surviving parent of deceased : HENRY WILSON MERCER, and, : ROSE MARY CHRISTIE, as Administrator of the : Estate of deceased HENRY WILSON MERCER, : : Plaintiffs, : CASE NO: v. : 7:24-cv-95–WLS : SHERIFF CODY YOUGHN, : STANLEY WHITLEY, : ANTHONY REAVES, : IRWIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, and : JOHN DOES 1-3, : : Defendants. : _________________________________________ ORDER This is a tragic case that arises from a law enforcement officer shooting Henry Wilson Mercer, a sixty-three year-old…