GILBERT v. COPELAND et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

5:23-cv-00239

Court:

Georgia Middle

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

TILMAN E SELF, III

  1. August 31, 2026

    Ex-Ga. Deputies Can't Escape Stun Gun Death Suit, Court Told

    The sister of a man who died after being shot with a stun gun during a confrontation with law enforcement nearly a decade ago told a Georgia federal court the sheriff's deputies can't win summary judgment in a lawsuit she filed since her claims were "quintessentially" for a jury.

  2. July 17, 2026

    Ex-Ga. Deputies Seek Immunity In 2017 Stun Gun Death Suit

    Three former Washington County, Georgia, sheriff's deputies asked a federal court to free them from a lawsuit filed by the sister of a man who died after being shot with a stun gun in a widely publicized July 2017 confrontation with police, citing qualified immunity.

  3. July 07, 2023

    Ex-Ga. Deputies Sued In Man's 2017 Death After Stun Gun Use

    The sister of a man who died after being shot with a stun gun in a widely publicized July 2017 confrontation with three Washington County, Georgia, sheriff's deputies as he walked on a rural road is suing the deputies, alleging their actions deprived her brother of his constitutional rights.