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$40,251 Default Judgment for Detainee in Malicious Prosecution by Georgia Police Officer
Loaded on March 1, 2022
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2022, page 43
On March 26, 2021, a federal district court in Georgia awarded a $40,251 default judgment in a lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution by a Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Officer. The damages were mainly due to the time spent in jail by the pro se plaintiff.
The order by the U.S. …
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