Legal Opinion
BOARD OF COM'RS OF DOUGHERTY COUNTY v. Saba
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 24, 2004No. S04A0358, S04A0588PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Justice.
On July 29,2003, appellee Dougherty County Sheriff Jamil Saba filed a petition for mandamus absolute and a complaint for a temporary restraining order and injunctive relief in the Superior Court of Dougherty County after he was notified that appellants, members of the Board of Commissioners of Dougherty County, had adopted a county budget that discontinued funding for specified jobs within the sheriffs department. The same day, the sheriff also filed a petition pursuant to OCGA § 45-9-21 (e) for appointment of an attorney to represent him and for payment of attorney fees. The…
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