Legal Opinion
Smith v. City of Cumming
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 31, 2000No. 99-8199PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKETT, Circuit Judge:
James and Barbara Smith filed suit against the City of Cumming, Georgia (the “City”), and its police chief, Earl Single-tary, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the City police had harassed the Smiths, including a claim that Mr. Smith had been prevented from videotaping police actions in violation of Smith’s First Amendment rights. They appeal from summary judgment granted to the City and Singletary and from the denial of the Smiths’ motion to amend their complaint so as to name another City police chief, Ralph “Buck” Jones, 1 as a defendant in the place of a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. Alcee L. Hastings, Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc., Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Thompson v. City of ClioDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1991
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3Cited by116 opinions
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