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SANDERS v. HOWZE

No. 98-8512.

177 F.3d 1245 (1999)

Margaret SANDERS, As Administratrix of the Estate of Darrell L. Sanders; Margaret Sanders and Damon Sanders, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Hollis HOWZE, Individually and in His Official Capacity; Sam Law, Individually and in His Official Capacity, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 14, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald A. Sweat, Gardner, Willis, Sweat & Goldsmith, Albany, GA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Chevene Bowers King, Albany, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before TJOFLAT, DUBINA and HULL, Circuit Judges.

DUBINA, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Hollis Howze ("Howze"), Sam Law ("Law"), and Tim Cosby ("Cosby") appeal the district court's order denying their motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. We reverse.

I. BACKGROUND FACTS

Margaret Sanders, as administratrix of the estate of Darrell L. Sanders ("Sanders"), commenced this suit alleging that the defendants violated Sanders's rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the...

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