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Georgia Sheriff as "Arm of the State" Entitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity

Loaded on Aug. 15, 2004 by Bob Williams published in Prison Legal News August, 2004, page 31
Filed under: Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Eleventh Amendment Immunity, Municipal Liability. Location: Georgia.
Ruling 6-5 en banc in a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit has found that Georgia sheriffs act as "arms of the state" and thus as state actors are entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity from civil liability for money damages. This decision was limited only to the development and …

 

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