Dorn v. The Town of Prosperity

Reversed by unpublished opinion. Judge BAILEY wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Judge SHEDD joined.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

BAILEY, Chief District Judge:

The Town of Prosperity, South Carolina, _ appeals a judgment rendered against it on the basis that there can be no false arrest under South Carolina law where the arrest was effectuated pursuant to a facially valid arrest warrant. We agree and reverse the judgment.

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This case arises out of the arrest of the plaintiff-appellee, Hope Dorn, on May 25, 2005, on a warrant for the municipal offense of…