Georgia Court of Appeals

Mario Williams v. The Georgia Department Of Corrections

A16A0963 September 28, 2016 Affirmed

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What the court decided

The Georgia Court of Appeals held that Mario Williams' claims for conversion and invasion of privacy against the Department of Corrections were barred by sovereign immunity because he lacked a possessory interest in unmailed letters. The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's dismissal of these claims, finding no waiver of sovereign immunity or protectable privacy interest in those specific items.