Legal Opinion
Gulledge v. Smart
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided July 29, 1988No. Civ. A. 0:87-782-16PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HENDERSON, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the defendants’ motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The plaintiff has brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging deprivation of her decedent’s life without due process of law, together with pendent state claims arising under the South Carolina wrongful death and survivorship statutes. For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants the defendants’ motion.
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On motion for summary judgment, the Court must view the facts and inferences reasonably to be drawn therefrom…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Nelson v. StrawnDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1995
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