521 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 1,043 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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413 F.2d 1373·
5th Cir.·
1969-07-11
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Public officials are immune from damage suits for acts within the scope of their official duties, but the case is remanded regarding injunctive relief due to potential constitutional issues with the investigating commission.
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The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's rulings, finding no reversible error in the jury instructions, evidentiary rulings, or the grant of summary judgment on the Monell claim.
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The court held that plaintiffs lacked standing for their loss of business revenue claim and dismissed it, but denied motions to dismiss most other federal and state law claims, including a counterclaim for battery.
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The court held that plaintiffs failed to establish claims of racial discrimination in the redistricting process, vote dilution under the Voting Rights Act, or political gerrymandering.
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The court held that defendants were entitled to qualified immunity on the § 1983 claims due to arguable probable cause for the arrest and minimal force used, and dismissed state law claims for lack of jurisdiction.
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The court granted summary judgment for the County on the § 1983 claim and the quid pro quo Title VII claim, but denied it for the hostile work environment Title VII claim and the state law negligent retention claim.
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The court held that tenants cannot bring an implied cause of action under federal housing statutes for monetary damages and that tort claims for economic losses arising from a contract breach are barred by the economic loss rule.
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The court held that while the officers were entitled to qualified immunity for the arrest and strip search, the City of Los Angeles may be liable if the strip searches were conducted pursuant to an unconstitutional policy.
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The court held that while the arrest was extra-jurisdictional and thus a Fourth Amendment violation, the arresting officer was entitled to qualified immunity. The county, however, was not entitled to immunity and the claim against it for the extra-jurisdictional arrest was remand
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The concurring judge agrees with the majority's result but disagrees with the reasoning in Section II, believing the excessive force issue should have been left to the jury.
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A district court cannot use its factual findings from a preliminary injunction hearing regarding state action as conclusive for determining its own subject matter jurisdiction.
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The court held that a prisoner's claim of intentional obstruction of access to the courts, a substantive constitutional right, is actionable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and not barred by the Parratt v. Taylor rule, even if a state remedy exists.
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662 F.2d 550·
9th Cir.·
1981-11-05
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The court held that the Oakland Unified School District's affirmative action plan (AAP) for construction contracts is constitutional under the Equal Protection Clause, and affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the defendants.
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A Florida prison inmate and veteran challenged prison officials' seizure of his Veterans Administration disability benefits to satisfy prison liens and medical charges in violation of 38 U.S.C. § 5301, which protects VA benefits from attachment and seizure. The Eleventh Circuit a
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508 F. Supp. 2d 1180·
M.D. Fla.·
2007-06-28
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The court held that the Sheriff was not the final policymaker for § 1983 purposes and that the plaintiff's actions constituted political affiliation, not protected speech, thus precluding his claim for political retaliation.
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The court held that the plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case for retaliation under Title VII and the Florida Civil Rights Act, and that her speech was not a matter of public concern for First Amendment protection.
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The court held that the defendant is entitled to summary judgment because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate discriminatory intent or a violation of clearly established constitutional law, and the defendant is entitled to qualified immunity.
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The court held that the defendants are entitled to qualified immunity on both the procedural due process and First Amendment claims.
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The court held that Koch's appeal timeliness must be determined by the district court, and affirmed the denial of the jnov motion regarding qualified immunity, finding the jury's verdicts reconcilable.
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A prevailing party is entitled to attorney's fees for an unsuccessful stage of litigation if that stage was a necessary step toward the ultimate victory.
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The court held that the officers lacked reasonable articulable suspicion for the seizure and arrest, and the City of Omaha was improperly dismissed due to its failure to repeal an unconstitutional ordinance.
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A prisoner's claim for excessive force under the Eighth Amendment fails if the injury sustained is not significant.
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901 F.2d 642·
8th Cir.·
1990-04-17
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The court held that the evidence did not support a finding that individual defendants had notice of a pattern of unconstitutional acts or were deliberately indifferent, nor did it establish a custom of deliberate indifference by the District, thus affirming summary judgment.
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The court held that the jury's finding of deliberate indifference was supported by evidence, the punitive damage award was valid, and qualified immunity did not apply. However, the case was remanded for determination of pre-death compensatory damages.
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889 F.2d 454·
3d Cir.·
1989-11-14
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The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support a liability judgment against the City and Sergeant Dlubak, as the victim was in state custody or the death resulted from an official policy. The Supreme Court's decision in DeShaney did not compel a judgment notwithstandi
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The court held that the plaintiffs failed to produce significantly probative evidence of a municipal policy or custom that caused the decedent's death, and the City's supervision was not deliberately indifferent.
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868 F.2d 307·
9th Cir.·
1989-02-14
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The court held that the City of Hemet and its police officers did not preserve all their challenges to the jury instructions and that sufficient evidence supported the jury's verdict on the various constitutional claims, affirming the judgment.
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863 F.2d 606·
8th Cir.·
1988-12-19
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An officer making an arrest based on a facially valid warrant, even if later found invalid, is entitled to qualified immunity if their actions were objectively reasonable. A municipality is not liable for an employee's violation if its policy, if followed, would have prevented th
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The court held that the Wozniaks' Section 1983 claims were barred by res judicata and collateral estoppel, as the issues and claims could have and were litigated in the prior state court mandamus action. The court affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment.
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The court held that the Department's policy did not create a liberty interest and that the lack of intent to deprive the inmate of any interest defeated his section 1983 action. Furthermore, a failure to properly classify an inmate under state law does not constitute a constituti
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The judge issuing a writ of attachment must have discretion to inquire into the veracity of the creditor's allegations, not just facial sufficiency, to satisfy constitutional due process requirements.
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The court held that the Indian tribes' treaty interpretation claims do not give rise to a claim cognizable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and therefore do not support an award of attorneys' fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988.
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The appellate court reversed a final judgment for the defendants, finding that the trial court erred in denying the plaintiffs' requested jury instruction regarding the truck driver's duty of care.
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786 F.2d 1254·
5th Cir.·
1986-04-11
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The court held that liability under the Eighth Amendment for failure to protect inmates requires a showing of deliberate indifference, not mere negligence. The court reversed the judgment against prison officials for the 1981 stabbing due to lack of evidence of deliberate indiffe
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The jury instructions on excessive force were not erroneous because they accurately reflected the established standard for individual officer liability under Section 1983.
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An elected constable's tortious acts, even if unconstitutional, do not establish county policy for purposes of § 1983 liability if the constable lacks the discretion to set policy for the county.
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A plaintiff must prove the existence of a municipal policy or custom and an affirmative link between that policy and the deprivation of constitutional rights to establish municipal liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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763 F.2d 394·
10th Cir.·
1985-06-07
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The court held that a city can be liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for grossly negligent failure to train police officers, and that the jury's award of damages was not excessive.
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Summary judgment was improvidently granted because genuine issues of material fact exist regarding whether the zoning board's denial of a variance was arbitrary and discriminatory, and whether individual defendants were entitled to qualified immunity.
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The court held that an order denying class certification, even if based on lack of standing for injunctive relief, is not immediately appealable under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1) unless it has the practical effect of denying an injunction and causes serious, irreparable harm that can
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A prisoner's claim of negligent or intentional deprivation of property by state officials is not actionable under Section 1983 if the state provides an adequate post-deprivation remedy.
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730 F.2d 444·
6th Cir.·
1984-03-22
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The court held that a school teacher's termination solely for stating her sexual preference, when that statement became a matter of public concern and was found by a jury to be the cause of termination, violates her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
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The court held that a pro se litigant's claims regarding denial of work release, time-served credit, and access to courts were frivolous and properly dismissed because they lacked factual support and did not allege deprivation of a constitutionally protected liberty interest.
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672 F.2d 403·
4th Cir.·
1982-03-03
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Police officers are not liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for a shooting death if their actions were not taken pursuant to a government policy or custom, and they individually possess qualified immunity unless they acted with malicious intent or gross negligence.
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The court held that deviations from gratuitously provided procedural safeguards do not give rise to a constitutional claim under Section 1983, and that state law breach of contract claims were barred by sovereign immunity as it existed prior to its abrogation.
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635 F.2d 407·
5th Cir.·
1981-01-26
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The court affirmed the dismissal of the civil rights action, finding no merit to the claims against the police chief, the town, or the insurance company.
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The court held that the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976 applies to cases pending on its effective date, but fees cannot be awarded for services related to a voluntarily dismissed appeal because the party was not the "prevailing party" for that portion.
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The court held that the plaintiff's conclusory allegations of information alteration were insufficient to create a genuine issue of fact, thus affirming the grant of summary judgment.
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The court held that the district court had jurisdiction over the plaintiff's claims for damages under the Fourth Amendment and 18 U.S.C. § 2520, and that the claims should not have been dismissed without an opportunity to prove them. The court also noted that equitable relief cla