Case Name

Case Number and
Court

Alleged Misconduct

Result

Tilley v. City of Hapeville, et al.

CAFN 92-VS-65815-E (Fulton County State Court)

Negligence in responding to traffic accident

Summary judgment granted on all claims;  Affirmed on appeal;  Certiorari granted and then dismissed

Maxton v. City of Blairsville and Carson

CAFN 2:93-CV-0044-WCO
(U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Speech

Complete summary judgment granted to defendants; No appeal

CAFN 1:93-CV-2987-CAM (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Search & seizure;  arrest

Complete summary judgment granted to defendants on federal claims;  Affirmed by 11th Circuit

Fortson v. City of Elberton, et al.

CAFN 94-67-ATH (DF) (U.S. District Court, M.D. Ga.)

Search & seizure of property;   Arrest

Summary judgment granted to defendants on all issues;  Affirmed by 11th Circuit

Dove v. City of Alpharetta, et al.

CAFN 1:94-CV-0125-ODE
(U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Speech, Fair Labor Standards (overtime)

Partial summary judgment granted to defendants; Remaining claims settled for nominal sum

Hammond v. Hall County, et al.

94-CV-1125B (Hall County Superior Court) (earliest case) (2 separate cases filed on behalf of different plaintiffs)

Negligence in allowing prison inmate to escape and steal car;  due process

Summary judgment granted on all claims;  Affirmed on appeal

Kruger v. City of Lawrenceville

CAFN 1:94-CV-1572-JOF (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Excessive force

Partial summary judgment granted to defendants;  Jury verdict in favor of defendants on remaining claims;  No appeal

Swanson and Ponder v. Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council, et al.

CAFN 94-CV-1573-GET (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Gender, speech

Complete summary judgment granted to defendants;  No appeal

Price v. Roe & Fitzgerald (City of Roswell)

CAFN 95-CV-185-RCF (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Arrest;  excessive force

Complete summary judgment granted to defendants on federal claims;  Affirmed by 11th Circuit

Jeffcoat v. City of Riverdale

CAFN 1:95-CV-0311-CAM
(U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Seizure, due process (murder committed by officers)

Summary judgment granted on all issues;  Appeal dismissed

Brewster & Ramey v. Georgia Dept. of Corrections, et al.

CAFN 95-CV-659S (Habersham County Superior Court)

Eighth Amendment

Jury trial;  Directed verdict in favor of defendants on all claims;  No appeal

Coffee v. Brooks County, et al.

96-CV-76 (Brooks County Superior Court)

Negligence in responding to flooding of public roads;  wrongful death

Summary judgment granted on all claims;  Affirmed on appeal

Harper v. City of East Point, et al.

CAFN 96VS0116700D (Fulton County State Court)

Assault by officer, negligent hiring and retention

Summary judgment granted on all issues;  Partially reversed on appeal;  Jury verdict for $20,000  (extremely bad facts for defendants;  defendants offered $150,000 before trial);  No appeal

Cloud. v. City of Atlanta, Harrington, et al.

CAFN 1:97-CV-0190-JEC (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.) (earliest case) (4 separate cases filed on behalf of different plaintiffs)

Search & seizure of property;  Arrest

Summary judgment granted on all claims in one case and affirmed on appeal;  Partial summary judgment granted on one case;  Summary judgment motion filed in another case;  All claims against Harrington (only party represented) voluntarily dismissed

Slicker v. City of Summerville, Gilleland, et al.

CAFN 4:97-CV-0248-RLV (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Arrest;  excessive force

Former police chief (only party represented) voluntarily dismissed during discovery

Igberease v. Georgia World Congress Center, et al.

CAFN 1:97-CV-378-JTC (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Excessive force

Partial summary judgment granted;  Jury verdict for $50,001 against one officer (extremely bad facts for this officer);  Jury verdict in favor of other officers;  Settled during appeal

Couture v. Georgia Dept. of Juvenile Justice, et al.

CAFN 2:98-CV-0101-WCO (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Eighth
Amendment

Complete summary judgment granted to defendants on federal claims;  No appeal;  State claims remanded to state court and voluntarily dismissed

Jenkins v. Georgia Dept. of Corrections, et al.

CAFN 4:98-CV-0101-HLM (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Speech

Complete summary judgment granted to defendants on federal claims;  State claims dismissed without prejudice;  No appeal;  State claims dropped

Phyllis Tucker Dimou v. Georgia Dept. of Corrections, et al.

CAFN 4-99-CV-0197-HLM (U.S. District Court, N.D.Ga.)

Sexual harassment, speech

Motion to dismiss or for summary judgment granted;  No appeal

Chung, et al. v. Georgia State University Police Dept., et al.

CAFN 1:99-CV-0309-CAM (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Arrest;  excessive force

Partial summary judgment granted;  Settled while on interlocutory appeal to 11th Circuit

Stephens v. Georgia Dept. of Corrections

CAFN 1:99-CV-2674-CAP (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Equal protection

Motion to dismiss granted

James Howard Jordan v. Cobb County, et al.

CAFN 1:99-CV-2837-JEC (U.S. District Court, N.D.Ga.)

Excessive force

Partial summary judgment granted;  Jury verdict in favor of remaining Defendant

Barwick v. Georgia Dept. of Corrections, et al.

CAFN 00-A09030 3 (Gwinnett County Superior Court)

Eighth Amendment;  Jail suicide

Partial summary judgment granted;  Application for interlocutory appeal granted;  Settled

Inyang Peter Oduok v. Ferro, et al.

CAFN 1:00-CV-2046-JEC (U.S. District Court, N.D.Ga.)

Excessive force

Jury verdict in favor of Defendants; Appeal pending

Keheley v. Cobb County, et al.

CAFN 1:01-CV-0247-WBH (U.S. District Court, N.D.Ga.)

Race

Motion for summary judgment granted;  Appeal dismissed

Syljuberget v. Georgia Dept. of Corrections, et al.

CAFN 2002-V-603 (BS) (Butts County Superior Court)

Eighth Amendment;  Jail suicide

Motion for summary judgment granted;  Appeal dismissed

Philpot v. Cobb County Police Dept., et al.

CAFN 1:02-CV-2511-JOF (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Unlawful seizure and excessive force

Motion for summary judgment granted; Settled while on interlocutory appeal to 11th Circuit

Wall v. Ferrero, et al (Ga. Dept. of Corrections).

CAFN 1:03-CV-2463-BBM (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Eighth Amendment, denial of medical care, prison conditions

Motion for summary judgment granted;  Appeal pending

Kjellsen v. Terry Mills, et al.(GBI)

CAFN 1:03-CV-3002-CAP (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Withholding exculpatory evidence

Motion for summary judgment denied; Second appeal pending

Rhodan v. Schofield et al.,

Civil Action File No. 1:04-CV-2158-TWT (U.S. District Court, N.D. of Ga.)

Eighth Amendment;  Inmate injured

Motion for summary judgment granted as to some claims; Jury verdict in favor of remaining Defendants

Couther v. Donald, et al.

1:04-CV-02166-CAP (U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.)

Eighth Amendment;  Inmate death

Motion to dismiss granted in part;  Motion for summary judgment granted as to remaining claims

Tatroe v.  Cobb County, et al

CAFN 1:04-cv-1074-WSD (U.S. District Court, N.D.Ga.)

Speech

Partial summary judgment granted; Affirmed on appeal; Trial pending

Temeka Hayes, etc., et al. v. Brooks, et al.

CFN 06CV3351 (Bartow County Superior Court)

Wrongful death, negligence

Pending