WHITTEN v. WOOTEN

No. A08A0882.

671 S.E.2d 317 (2008)

WHITTEN v. WOOTEN et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

December 1, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark and Clark, Fred S. Clark, Savannah, for appellant.

Brown, Readdick, Bumgartner, Carter, Strickland & Watkins, Terry L. Readdick, Steven G. Blackerby, Brunswick, for appellees.


ANDREWS, Judge.

Diana L. Whitten brought an action pursuant to 42 USC § 1983 alleging that Sergeant John C. Wooten, Jr. and Sergeant Ulises Nieves violated her constitutional rights and caused serious injury to her leg by using excessive force against her while she was a pre-trial detainee at the Glynn County Detention Center. Whitten appeals from the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Wooten and Nieves.1 Because...

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