Smith v. Deering

ORDER

ALAIMO, District Judge.

The Sheriff of Camden County, Georgia, William E. Smith (“Smith”), was arrested pursuant to an indictment that was later nol prossed. On June 29, 1993, Smith filed this federal action under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against Defendants, Patrick D. Deering (“Deering”), Michael J. Bowers (“Bowers”), Lee J. Sweat, Jr. (“Sweat”), and Joe B. Jackson, Jr. (“Jackson”). This case is presently before the Court on Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiffs Motion for Partial Summary Judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil…