George Logan v. Major Damian G. Finch, No. 07-10860 (11th Cir. 2007)
Annotate this Case
Download PDF
[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 07-10860 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT AUG 6, 2007 THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK D.C. Docket No. 06-01705-CV-BBM-1 GEORGE A. LOGAN, PlaintiffCounter DefendantAppellant, versus MAJOR DAMIAN G. FINCH, Individually, Jointly, and in his official capacity, SGT. J.P. BOGOLIN, Individually, Jointly, and in his official capacity, et al., DefendantsCounter ClaimantsAppellees. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ________________________ (August 6, 2007) Before BIRCH, PRYOR and COX, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: George A. Logan appeals following the district court s grant of summary judgment in favor of Major Damian G. Finch, Sergeant Joseph Bogolin, Officer Zachery Kramer, Officer David Clemmons, Chief Richard Pennington, and the City of Atlanta, Georgia. Bogolin, Clemmons, Kramer, and Finch arrested Logan, a retired City of Atlanta police officer, for the felony of impersonating an officer in violation of O.C.G.A. ยง 16-10-23. Although he was arrested for the crime, he was not indicted.1 Subsequent to the arrest and the decision not to proceed on the charges, Logan filed this suit. The district court granted summary judgment to all individual defendants, but ordered the City of Atlanta to provide proof it did not maintain liability insurance for incidents involving false arrest or police brutality against its citizens within ten days. The City did so and the court then granted summary judgment in favor of the City. This appeal followed. We review the district court s grant of summary judgment de novo, using the same legal standards used by the district court. Having thoroughly reviewed the 1 Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard sent a letter to Logan s criminal attorney which stated that [a]lthough police were justified in arresting Mr. Logan under the circumstances with which they were presented, my communication with officials at the Public Safety Training Center of Georgia suggest that successful prosecution is not likely. In light of your client s service to the City of Atlanta and his status as a retired officer, I have decided not to proceed on the charges against him. (R.1-23 Ex. 4.) 2 briefs and the record on appeal, we hold that the district court properly granted all defendants summary judgment. AFFIRMED. 3
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
