Ligon v. Lumpkin County

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Acting pro se, Melvin K. Ligón sued Lumpkin County, Sheriff Jimmy Berry, and Commissioner Charles Ridley for false arrest, malicious prosecution, dereliction of duty, and malfeasance. Apparently, Ligon’s lawsuit was the culmination of a longstanding property dispute between Ligón and his neighbors in Lumpkin County. Although Ligón now seeks to contest the summary judgment obtained by the defendants, we must affirm due to his failure to include key portions of the record required for appellate review.

In granting summary judgment, the trial court found that sovereign…