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GOODSON v. CITY OF ATLANTA

Nos. 83-8614, 84-8102.

763 F.2d 1381 (1985)

William M. GOODSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. CITY OF ATLANTA and J.D. Hudson, Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees. William M. GOODSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF ATLANTA and J.D. Hudson, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 2, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marva Jones Brooks, W. Roy Mays, III, Alford J. Dempsey, Jr., George R. Ference, Atlanta, Ga., for City of Atlanta and J.D. Hudson.

Clifford H. Hardwick, Dorothy M. Primm, Atlanta, Ga., for William M. Goodson.

Before KRAVITCH and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and ATKINS, District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 2, 1985.

ATKINS, District Judge:

William M. Goodson (Goodson) filed a complaint alleging that he was wrongfully arrested, his automobile unlawfully searched and seized, and he was confined by the City of Atlanta Police Department in violation of his constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. At the close of Goodson's case, the trial court granted the City's motion for a directed verdict on the claims...

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