Legal Opinion
Samples v. City of Atlanta
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 13, 1988No. 87-8576PublishedCited by 231 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Oather Jefferson Samples and Barbara Jackson1 appeal the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to grant the defendants’ summary judgment motion. We agree with the plaintiffs that their claims against both Officer J.M. Oglesby and the city of Atlanta (“the city”) raise genuine issues of material fact and that, therefore, summary judgment was inappropriate.
Factual Background
Neither side denies that the background to this case is tragic. At approximately 4:30 a.m. on August 1, 1984, Oglesby shot sixteen-year-old David…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by231 opinions
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- Bannum, Inc. And Bannum Properties, Inc. v. City of Fort LauderdaleCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Samples v. City Of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Andrew W. Hansard, Cross-Appellant v. Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Co., Inc., D/B/A Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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