Legal Opinion
Homer Williams and Mrs. Faye Williams v. City of Atlanta
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 15, 1986No. 85-8852, 85-8905PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
These appeals concern the retroactivity of the Supreme Court’s adoption of a new doctrine for statutes of limitation in actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court retroactively applied Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261, 105 S.Ct. 1938, 85 L.Ed.2d 254 (1985), and dismissed the plaintiffs’ complaints.
BACKGROUND
On June 22, 1981, a Fulton County, Georgia magistrate issued a warrant for search and seizure at the home of the plaintiffs Homer and Faye Williams. Later that same day local, state and federal law enforcement officials executed the warrant. According to the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Jones v. BalesDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1972
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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3Cited by103 opinions
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