MOLETTE v. CITY OF FOREST PARK Et Al.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Presiding Judge.
Cleve Lawrence Molette filed a pro se civil action alleging, among other things, civil rights violations under 42 USC § 1983 against the City of Forest Park, and Police Chief L. Dwayne Hobbs, and Sergeant Erik Kurtz, in their official and individual capacities (hereinafter “the City”)- 1 Based on the City’s failure to file an answer, Molette subsequently filed a motion for default judgment against the City, which the trial court denied because Molette had served the City Attorney, who was not “an agent authorized to receive service of process” for the City. 2 Molette…
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