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Mother Marcia Turner disputes Georgia Department of Corrections’ claim that no foul play was involved in the death of her 28-year-old daughter Jodie Turner at Lee Arrendale State Prison, alleging her family was extorted by inmates and her daughter was beaten before dying in custody. Mitchell Shapiro Greenamyre & Funt LLP is investigating this case involving potential civil rights violations and failure to protect an inmate from known threats within the state correctional system.

A federal judge ruled that former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill cannot continue to challenge his 2022 conviction for violating detainees’ civil rights, clearing the way for a civil case brought by Raheem Peterkin who was restrained in a chair for hours at Hill’s orders. Mitchell Shapiro Greenamyre & Funt LLP represents Peterkin in the civil suit, which also targets CorrectHealth for enabling Hill’s pattern of abuse.

Mitchell Shapiro Greenamyre & Funt LLP was recognized as a Law360 Legal Lion for their role in representing a Georgia family in Martin v. United States, where the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution’s supremacy clause cannot shield the federal government from Federal Tort Claims Act suits following a mistaken FBI raid. The decision revived the family’s claim after FBI agents wrongly raided their Atlanta home in 2017, mistaking it for a gang member’s residence and traumatizing the occupants including a 7-year-old child.

The Eleventh Circuit ruled that a Georgia man can sue probation officers for malicious prosecution after they erroneously sought his arrest and jailed him for 104 days despite his full compliance with court-ordered banishment from five southern Georgia counties. Mitchell Shapiro Greenamyre & Funt LLP secured this significant civil rights victory, with the court finding a clearly established constitutional violation and denying qualified immunity to the officers.

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously revived an Atlanta family’s lawsuit against the federal government over a botched 2017 predawn FBI raid on their home, where agents mistakenly targeted their house instead of an alleged gang member’s residence a block away. Mitchell Shapiro Greenamyre & Funt LLP represents the Martin family in this significant civil rights case that could have broad implications for federal law enforcement accountability and the Federal Tort Claims Act.

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled to remand a federal tort claims case involving a woman whose family was subjected to a predawn FBI raid at the wrong house in 2017, with agents confusing her Atlanta-area home with that of a suspected gang member. Mitchell Shapiro Greenamyre & Funt LLP represented the plaintiff in this significant civil rights case, which clarified important issues under the Federal Tort Claims Act and was sent back to the Eleventh Circuit for further examination.

In a 9–0 decision, the Supreme Court revived MSGF LLP’s client’s lawsuit after FBI agents raided the wrong home with guns drawn and a flash-bang grenade. The ruling allows the family to challenge the government’s claim of immunity and pursue justice for the botched operation.

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that MSGF LLP’s client—a Georgia family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI—can proceed with their lawsuit against the federal government. The decision signals a major step toward accountability for federal agents in mistaken raids.