United States Eleventh Circuit

A sheriff in Georgia does not act as a county policymaker for purposes of the county's liability under 42 U.S.C. section 1983. Thus, the County has no section 1983 liability for the Sheriff's law enforcement policies and conduct regarding warrant information on the Criminal Justice Information System, or the training and supervision of his employees.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/07/2003
• Published 07/07/2003

Judges

• HULL, Circuit Judge:, Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, and TJOFLAT, ANDERSON, BIRCH, DUBINA, BLACK, CARNES, BARKETT, HULL, MARCUS, WILSON and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bruce R. Millar, Jonesboro, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bridgette M. Palmer, Hancock & Echols, Brian Richard Dempsey and Jack Reynolds Hancock, Hancock, Story & Dempsey, LLC, Forest Park, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.