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GREGG v. HAM

No. 10-1738.

678 F.3d 333 (2012)

Shirley GREGG, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jon E. HAM; Quick Silver Bail Bonds LLC, Defendants-Appellants, and Sumter County Sheriff's Department; Senior Deputy Justin Yelton, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 30, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Adam Tremaine Silvernail , Law Office of Adam T. Silvernail, LLC, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellants. William Elvin Hopkins, Jr. , Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, PC, Montgomery, Alabama, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: James T. McBratney, III , McBratney Law Firm, PA, Florence, South Carolina, for Appellants. Paul M. Fata , Stuckey, Fata & Segars, LLC, Bishopville, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DIAZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge MOTZ joined.

OPINION

DIAZ, Circuit Judge:

Shirley Gregg sued bail bondsman Jon Ham and others alleging civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as various state law tort claims. The claims stem from Ham's efforts to apprehend a fugitive in and around Gregg's home. A jury found in Gregg's favor on her § 1983, trespass, and assault claims—awarding a total of $100,000 in compensatory and punitive damages. Ham appealed, challenging the jury...

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