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SEWELL v. TOWN OF LAKE HAMILTON

No. 95-2867.

117 F.3d 488 (1997)

Heather Ann SEWELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TOWN OF LAKE HAMILTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Andrew DeBevoise, Sophia B. Ehringer, Bobo, Spicer, Ciotoli, Fulford, Bocchino, DeBevoise & LeClainche, Orlando, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard E. Fee, Michael S. Hooker, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, DUBINA and CARNES, Circuit Judges.

DUBINA, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Town of Lake Hamilton ("the Town") appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict against it for violations of Appellee Heather Sewell's ("Sewell") constitutional rights. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

BACKGROUND FACTS

At approximately 3:00 a.m. on May 13, 1991, Paul Stines ("Stines"), an officer with the Town's police department, stopped Sewell, a 22...

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