Legal Opinion
Vincson Herren and Woody Eugene Herren v. E.J. Bowyer, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff of Lee County, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 3, 1988No. 87-8781PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Vincson and Woody Herren filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against E.J. Bowyer, the Sheriff of Lee County, Georgia, alleging, among other things, that Bowyer arrested them without probable cause. Concluding that Bow-yer was entitled to qualified immunity, the district court granted summary judgment on all of the federal claims. We reverse the grant of summary judgment on the appellants’ illegal arrest claim.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ed Rich v. Larry C. DollarCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Collins v. SadloCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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3Cited by31 opinions
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