LITTLETON v. SWONGER

No. 11-1800.

ALITA LITTLETON, Individually; as the next best friend of and personal Representative of the Estate of Gregory Boggs, Jr.; LANAYA BORDEN, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JORDAN SWONGER, Officer, in both his official and individual capacities; PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD, Defendants-Appellees, and MELVIN HIGH, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 28, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Gregory L. Lattimer , LAW OFFICES OF GREGORY L. LATTIMER, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.

Shelley Lynn Johnson , PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY OFFICE OF LAW, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, for Appellees.

ON BRIEF: Ted J. Williams , Washington, D.C., for Appellants.

M. Andree Green , Acting County Attorney, William A. Snoddy , Deputy County Attorney, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY OFFICE OF LAW, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, for Appellees.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by unpublished opinion. Judge Wynn wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge Traxler and Judge Thacker joined.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

WYNN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from an incident in which Prince George's County, Maryland Police Officer Jordan Swonger ("Swonger") fatally shot Gregory Boggs, Jr. ("Boggs"). Boggs's mother, Alita Littleton ("Littleton"), and Boggs's girlfriend, Lanaya Borden ("Borden"), sued Swonger; Chief of Police Melvin High ("Chief High"); and Prince George's County. The district court...

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