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692 So. 2d 237·
Fla. 1st DCA·
1997-04-23
·cited 6×
A legal malpractice action against an attorney who represented a pro se litigant in two federal civil rights cases. The court affirmed summary judgment on the Pittman case but reversed and remanded on the Harkins case, finding the trial court failed to address the malpractice cla
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850 F.2d 650·
10th Cir.·
1988-07-05
·cited 4×
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state claims under RICO, 42 U.S.C. § 1985(2), and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and that the dismissal of pendent state claims was proper due to lack of jurisdiction.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-11-20
The court denied the plaintiff's motions to proceed in forma pauperis, under a pseudonym, and for referral to the Volunteer Attorney Program, requiring an amended complaint.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-18
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint failed to state a plausible claim for a constitutional violation regarding jail visitation.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-31
The court held that the plaintiff's official-capacity claims were dismissed, but his individual-capacity failure-to-protect claims under the Fourteenth Amendment, as well as his requests for declaratory and injunctive relief, were sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-08
The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint, even when liberally construed, failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-18
Plaintiff Rosato, an involuntarily committed resident of the Florida Civil Commitment Center, sued four FCCC officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for allegedly denying him the opportunity to freely practice his Wiccan faith and for erroneous denial of a grievance. The court dismissed
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-27
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because the defendants, as private entities, did not act under color of state law, and the complaint was a shotgun pleading.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-04-15
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint failed to state a plausible claim for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-02-05
The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint failed to state a claim for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs under the Eighth Amendment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-12-19
The court held that the complaint must be dismissed without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the plaintiff failed to adequately invoke federal question or diversity jurisdiction.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-05-03
The court held that a complaint lacking factual allegations fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-07-13
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and was therefore dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-20
The court held that the plaintiff's pro se complaint failed to state a plausible claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-11-18
The court held that a pro se plaintiff's complaint must be dismissed if it fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, even when liberally construed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-08-20
A prisoner's failure to exhaust available administrative remedies, evident on the face of the complaint, requires dismissal of the action.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-02-26
The court held that a pro se plaintiff's complaint alleging a violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for an arrest outside jurisdictional limits must be dismissed if the arrest was made in fresh pursuit, as this exception negates the claim.
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S.D. Fla.·
2019-09-18
The court held that the plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis is moot because the amended complaint fails to state a claim.