Legal Opinion
Manders v. Lee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 14, 2002No. 01-13606PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Willie Santonio Manders sued the defendant Winston Peterson, individually and as Sheriff of Clinch County, Georgia, for injuries caused by excessive force against Manders while detained in the county jail. This interlocutory appeal presents the question of whether a Georgia sheriff in his official capacity is an agent for the state, not the county, when performing his law enforcement duties as to use of force, and thus is entitled to Eleventh Anendment immunity from suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
*987In the past, our circuit has treated § 1983 suits against Georgia…
2Cases cited70 opinions
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- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Purcell Ex Rel. Estate of Morgan v. Toombs County, GACourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
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