Legal Opinion

Pickens v. Hollowell

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 31, 1995No. 94-9364PublishedCited by 70 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

CARNES, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from Buelah Pickens’ 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint alleging that she was arrested in violation of her constitutional rights. Timothy Hollowell and Douglas Wilson, deputies in the Rockdale County Sheriffs Department, appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity. We reverse that denial.

I. BACKGROUND

The relevant facts as found by the district court are not in dispute. On September 13, 1992, Buelah Pickens arrived at the Rockdale County Jail to visit her son, an inmate in the jail. Pursuant to the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Swint v. Chambers County CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1995

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