Opinion ID: 6497672
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Complaint, Motion to Dismiss, and First Appeal

Text: In January 2014, Meyer filed a lawsuit against Gwinnett County, the Gwinnett County Police Department, Officer Jennifer Roberts, Kirk Basone, La Petite Academy, Inc., and Virginia Kirkpatrick, arising out of his arrest and 20-month detention on charges of aggravated sexual battery and child molestation. In the operative second amended complaint, he sought damages for malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, and deprivation of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 1 1 Meyer also brought a claim for defamation, but in the second appeal, he abandoned any challenge to the dismissal of this claim. See Meyer II, 716 F. App’x at 859 n.1. USCA11 Case: 21-12851 Date Filed: 07/05/2022 Page: 5 of 30