Gilmere v. City of Atlanta

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · Decided 1985-10-15

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VANCE, Circuit Judge: On New Year’s Day in 1980, Thomas Patillo died at the hand of an Atlanta policeman. We accepted this case for en banc consideration primarily to determine whether Parratt v. Taylor, 451 U.S. 527 , <a hre…

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