KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action appeals from the district court's order dismissing his complaint as untimely. Because we conclude that the district court incorrectly interpreted and applied the relevant Georgia law, we reverse and remand.
I.
On February 5, 1984, appellant Jerry Lawson was shot in the buttocks by appellee Frank Glover, an Augusta, Georgia police officer. Lawson was taken to the hospital where his...
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