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Parties Involved:
Theodore Jackson
Appellee
John Doe I
Appellee
John Doe II
Appellee
John Doe III
Appellee
Jennifer Powell
Appellant

Document Text:

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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No. 15-14051

Non-Argument Calendar

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D.C. Docket No. 1:14-cv-00354-RWS

JENNIFER POWELL, 

 Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

THEODORE JACKSON, 

JOHN DOE I, 

JOHN DOE II, 

JOHN DOE III, 

 Defendants - Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Georgia

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(March 18, 2016)

Before HULL, MARCUS and DUBINA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: 

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This is an appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in 

favor of defendant, Sheriff Theodore Jackson, in an action brought by plaintiff, 

Jennifer Powell, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for an alleged violation of Powell’s 

constitutional rights. Specifically, Powell asserted that she was wrongfully 

arrested and detained and that her rights were violated under Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, 

and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. She also asserted 

claims for negligence, wrongful arrest, and false imprisonment under Georgia state 

law. The district court ruled against Powell and granted summary judgment to 

Sheriff Jackson.

We review a district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. See 

Cofield v. Goldkist, Inc., 267 F.3d 1264, 1267 (11th Cir. 2001). 

After reviewing the record and reading the parties briefs, we agree with the 

district court’s disposition of this case because Sheriff Jackson is entitled to 

qualified immunity, Eleventh Amendment immunity, state law sovereign 

immunity, and state law official immunity. Furthermore, we agree with the district 

court that Sheriff Jackson cannot be held liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for 

supervisory liability. 

Lastly, we agree with the district court’s grant of summary judgment 

regarding Powell’s state law claims of negligence, wrongful arrest, and false arrest 

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because Sheriff Jackson was acting within his discretionary authority with respect 

to the conduct alleged by Powell and Sheriff Jackson would be entitled to official 

immunity from Powell’s claims because the record is devoid of any evidence of 

actual malice or intent to cause injury. 

In addition to the above-stated reasons, we also affirm the order granting 

summary judgment in favor of Jackson based on the district court’s well-reasoned 

order filed on August 8, 2015. 

AFFIRMED.

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