Anderson v. CITY OF GLENWOOD, GEORGIA
District Court, S.D. Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDENFIELD, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law against Defendant Hilliard, a police officer. Plaintiff also sued Defendant City of Glenwood, in its capacity as employer of Hilliard, in tort and for failure to train or supervise its officers. The City now moves for summary judgment. For reasons discussed below, the Court grants the motion.
I. Summary Judgment Standard
The purpose of summary judgment is to explore the evidence to determine whether there is a genuine issue of material fact requiring a trial. Matsushita Elec. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475…
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