Legal Opinion
Bradley Jay Depew v. City of St. Marys, Georgia, Charles Earl Fowler v. City of St. Marys, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 28, 1986No. 85-8287, 85-8288PublishedCited by 215 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ATKINS, Senior District Judge:
The City of St. Marys appeals from an adverse verdict in consolidated section 1983 actions which were based upon allegations that the city knowingly approved a pattern of improper police conduct consisting of acts of violence, intimidation, and humiliation. 1 Appellant maintains that the evidence was insufficient to prove a policy or custom establishing the city’s fault regarding the constitutional deprivation of plaintiffs’ rights. In addition, appellant maintains that plaintiffs were not denied due process because adequate state remedies exist. 2 Because we…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Henry J. Bennett, Jr. v. City of Slidell, Gerry Hinton, B.E. McDaniel Nunzio Giordano, and Patrick J. BerriganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by215 opinions
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- Goebert v. Lee CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- Joe Church, Gregory Jacobs, Michael Dooly, and Frank Chisom v. City of HuntsvilleCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Robert E. Thompson v. City of Los Angeles, and County of Los Angeles, University of California at Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Fraire v. City Of ArlingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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