Key v. Georgia Department of Administrative Services

REESE, Judge.

Ramie Key, a state inmate who obtained a consent judgment against a former correctional officer, filed an action for a declaratory judgment after the Georgia Department of Administrative Services (“DOAS”) refused to indemnify the officer. Key appeals from the trial court’s order granting DOAS’s motion to dismiss the complaint. For the reasons set forth infra, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

According to the complaint, the officer subjected Key to excessive force while in the course of performing his official duties and, in so doing, violated Key’s constitutional rights. The…