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NELSON v. TOMPKINS

No. 22-14205.

89 F.4th 1289 (2024)

Jerry NELSON, as Personal Representative of the Estate of deceased Eddie Lee Nelson, Jr., Michele Dushane, as surviving spouse of Eddie Lee Nelson, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Donna TOMPKINS, Troy Culpepper, Lieutenant Larry Mitchell, Glenda Hall, Sgt. Alfredo Torres, et al., Defendants, C.O. Keyvon Sellers, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Filed: January 5, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig Thomas Jones , Craig T. Jones, PC, Savannah, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

James Clinton Clark, Jr. , Thomas Frederick Gristina , Tyler Carr Cashbaugh , Page Scrantom Sprouse Tucker & Ford, PC, Columbus, GA, Clifton C. Fay , Office of the City Attorney, Columbus, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before William Pryor, Chief Judge, and Abudu and Ed Carnes, Circuit Judges.

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