Dennis Riley vs Harris County Sheriff's Department

FILED
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
JOHN LEY
CLERK
[ DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 10-10516
Non-Argument Panel
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D.C. Docket No. 4:08-cv-00062-CDL
DENNIS RILEY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT,
The, Jointly and Severally,
RYAN WILLIAMSON, Deputy, Jointly and
Severally,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Georgia
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(September 14, 2010)
Before CARNES, MARCUS and HILL, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM:
Dennis Riley appeals the grant of summary judgment to defendant, Ryan
Williams, on Riley’s various Fourth Amendment claims brought pursuant to 42
U.S.C. § 1983 in connection with his arrest by Williams. Riley also appeals the
grant of summary judgment to Williams on Riley’s state law claim for intentional
infliction of emotional distress.
The district court granted summary judgment to Williams after it concluded
that the undisputed facts in this case, taken in the light most favorable to Riley,
conclusively demonstrate that Williams did not violate any of Riley’s
constitutional rights during the course of Riley’s arrest. The district court also
concluded that there was no evidence that Williams acted with malice during the
arrest, as required under Georgia law to establish a claim for intentional infliction
of emotional distress.
Our review of the briefs on appeal and the record in this case indicate no
error in the district court’s analysis of the facts or application of the law to those
facts. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is
AFFIRMED.
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