Legal Opinion
Georgia Department of Corrections v. Chatham County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 2, 2005No. A05A1262PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Dissatisfied because it is being reimbursed by the state for housing certain state inmates in the Chatham County Detention Center in amounts less than the actual costs of incarceration, or in no amounts whatsoever, Chatham County sued the Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC), the State Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP), and the State of Georgia to recover $3,375,044.
Chatham County voluntarily dismissed the state as a party defendant. The DOC and BPP moved to dismiss all claims against them on the ground of sovereign immunity. The superior court dismissed all claims against…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Washington v. Seattle School District No. 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Miree v. United StatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Tounsel v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Self v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
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3Cited by3 opinions
- City of Atlanta v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
- Griffin v. BurdenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
- Georgia Department of Corrections v. Chatham CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2006