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GARMON v. LUMPKIN COUNTY, GA.

No. 88-8771.

878 F.2d 1406 (1989)

Teresa Anne GARMON, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant, v. LUMPKIN COUNTY, GEORGIA, and Kenneth Seabolt, in his official capacity as Sheriff, Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 4, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Graham G. McMurray, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-counter-defendant-appellant.

Robert E. Andrews, Gainesville, Ga., Kelso C. Horne, Jr., Dahlonega, Ga., for defendants-counter-claimants-appellees.

Before VANCE and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and ATKINS, Senior District Judge.

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

Teresa Anne Garmon brought this action against the Sheriff of Lumpkin County and Lumpkin County alleging a violation of her civil rights resulting from her unconstitutional arrest. The district court granted defendants' motion for directed verdict based upon the doctrine of qualified immunity. For the reasons stated below, we reverse.

On January 22, 1986, Mrs. Garmon reported to the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Department that she had been...

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