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Cunningham v. Riley

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided April 5, 2005No. COA04-806PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEELMAN, Judge.

On 2 November 1997, while an inmate at the Mecklenburg County jail, plaintiff was assaulted by James Riley, Sr. (Riley). Riley was deputy sheriff of Mecklenburg County when he assaulted plaintiff. Plaintiff initiated this lawsuit against Riley, James Pendergraph, the Sheriff of Mecklenburg County, and Mecklenburg County, seeking damages for the injuries he sustained as a result of the assault. During the course of the litigation the trial court dismissed the claims against all parties named in the amended complaint except for Riley in his official capacity as a Mecklenburg…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. In Re the Appeal From the Civil PenaltySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
  4. Bailey v. StateSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1998
  5. Harrold v. DowdCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Miller v. Forsyth Memorial Hospital, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
  2. Owen v. Haywood CountyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2010
  3. Bullard v. Wake CountyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012
  4. Hunter v. Town of MocksvilleDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2017
  5. Le Bleu Corp. v. B. Kelley Enters., Inc.North Carolina Business Court · 2014

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