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WOOTEN v. SANDERS

No. 77-3236 Summary Calendar.

572 F.2d 500 (1978)

Arthur M. WOOTEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kermit SANDERS, Sheriff, Cobb County, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 4, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George N. Sparrow, Jr., E. Wayne Wallhausen, East Point, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Toby B. Prodgers, Marietta, Ga., George H. Connell, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., for Kermit Sanders.

Before RONEY, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

For the reasons stated therein, the order of the district court dismissing plaintiff's action as untimely was correct.

Plaintiff's action under 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1983 and 1985 alleges that defendants assaulted him and caused him bodily injury when they arrested him. State law controls the limitations period for actions under these sections. Plaintiff claims that in Georgia an action for assault...

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