Legal Opinion
SCHROEDER v. DeKALB COUNTY Et Al.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 14, 2017No. A17A0551PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McFADDEN, Presiding Judge.
Bobby Schroeder III alleges that the DeKalb County Recorder’s Court falsely reported to the Georgia Department of Driver Services that his driver’s license should be suspended because he had failed to pay a traffic ticket and had failed to appear in court. This false report, he alleges, led to his being arrested and jailed. He also alleges that the practice of the court communicating false information to the department was routine.
Schroeder filed this action for damages, asserting claims under state law and 42 USC § 1983 against the county, the chief judge of the…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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