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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M.D. Fla.·
2024-05-13
The court held that the plaintiff's third amended complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and must be dismissed without prejudice, with leave to amend.
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The court held that the plaintiff's allegations sufficiently stated a claim under Section 1983 against the City for policy or custom, but dismissed claims against Driscoll for lack of specificity and granted the City's motion regarding sovereign immunity for certain tort claims,
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The court held that the pro se civil rights complaint must be dismissed because it was filed outside the applicable four-year statute of limitations.
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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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Rex Lenoir, a Duval County Jail detainee, filed a pro se § 1983 civil rights action alleging constitutional violations arising from his June 2021 arrest, including suggestive identification procedures, illegal search, and excessive force. The court dismissed the complaint for fai
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The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint was deficient and failed to state a claim, warranting dismissal.
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Judges and federal prosecutors are entitled to absolute immunity for actions taken in their official capacities, barring claims against them.
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The court held that the plaintiff adequately pleaded a First Amendment retaliation claim and a violation of Florida's Public Whistleblower Act, thus denying the defendant's motion to dismiss.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-19
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim against Centurion and dismissed her ADA, equal protection, due process, and privacy claims against it. The court also found that the plaintiff failed to properly exhaust administrative remedies regarding her claims against
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-15
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim under Section 1983 against both the individual defendant and the municipality because the alleged conduct was private and not committed under color of state law, and the municipality's actions did not violate constitutiona
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A prosecutor is entitled to absolute immunity for actions taken during a criminal prosecution, and a malicious prosecution claim requires termination in the plaintiff's favor.
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The court held that the deputy's use of a single kick to subdue a suspect who had partially complied but still posed a potential threat was objectively reasonable and did not violate clearly established law, thus granting qualified immunity. The court also found the sheriff immun
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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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The court granted in part and denied in part defendant's motion in limine, excluding certain anticipated evidence and arguments as irrelevant or inadmissible under the Federal Rules of Evidence.
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The court held that the pro se prisoner's complaint was dismissed for failure to state a claim and for seeking monetary relief from immune defendants. The court also dismissed the case for failure to pay the filing fee after a prior dismissal for the same reason.
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Medical malpractice and negligence are not actionable under Section 1983; an inmate must allege deliberate indifference to a serious medical need.
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The court held that the plaintiff prisoner's allegations sufficiently pleaded claims for excessive force, failure to intervene, assault, and battery, thus denying the defendants' motions to dismiss based on qualified immunity and failure to state a claim.
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The court held that excessive force claims against two deputies may proceed, but claims against medical providers, a supervisor, and the county are dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-22
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for deliberate indifference under the Eighth Amendment against Dr. Cordero and Centurion, and also failed to state a claim against the FDOC under the ADA and RA.
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The court held that Plaintiff failed to state a plausible conspiracy claim against the nurse defendants, but denied the motion to strike and found Plaintiff had exhausted administrative remedies for the conspiracy claim.
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The court held that the City of Miami is entitled to sovereign immunity for the plaintiff's claims, and Officer Davis is entitled to qualified immunity on the First Amendment retaliation claim, but not on the false arrest and excessive force claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-03
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a municipal liability claim against the City of Tampa and that the claim against the chief of police was redundant.
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Consolidating four related federal cases, the court ruled on discovery disputes in death row inmates' Eighth Amendment challenges to Florida's three-drug lethal injection protocol using etomidate, rocuronium bromide, and potassium acetate. The court granted the inmates' motions t
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-12-20
Supervisory officials cannot be held liable under § 1983 based solely on vicarious liability or for responding to grievances; claims against them are dismissed if no personal participation or causal connection is alleged.
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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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The Court denied the City of Clearwater's motion to dismiss state law claims, finding that sovereign immunity did not apply at this stage and that factual allegations were sufficient to potentially support claims for negligent hiring and retention.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-12-11
Homeless individuals sued the City of Miami under Section 1983, alleging that the city violated their Fourth Amendment and due process rights by seizing and destroying their personal property during encampment cleanups without adequate notice or opportunity to recover their belon
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The court held that a pro se plaintiff's civil rights complaint must be dismissed for failure to state a claim, as claims were barred by Younger abstention, judicial immunity, or lacked an adequate legal basis.
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The Court dismissed the pro se complaint without prejudice because it failed to state a plausible claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and because federal courts must abstain from interfering with pending state criminal proceedings.
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The court held that federal civil rights claims against private actors fail without state action, Rooker-Feldman bars review of state court judgments, ADA claims fail against private entities, and the constitutional challenge is time-barred.
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The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs, and thus dismissed the complaint without prejudice, granting leave to amend.
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A woman arrested at a Florida state prison after corrections officers found synthetic marijuana in her car sought to recover damages from the deputy sheriff and corrections officers involved. The court granted summary judgment in favor of the deputy sheriff, finding he had arguab
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-10-30
The court held that the prisoner's civil rights complaint was dismissed without prejudice, allowing him to file an amended complaint within 30 days, and denied his motion for injunctive relief as moot.
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The court held that affirmative defenses need only provide notice under Rule 8(c) and are generally not stricken if they can be clarified through discovery or are treated as denials.
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The court denied defendants' motion for leave to amend their answers and affirmative defenses because they failed to demonstrate good cause for the delay.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-10-10
The court accepted in part and rejected in part the magistrate judge's report, finding a genuine dispute of material fact exists regarding the Sheriff's "failure to train or supervise" claim under Section 1983, but agreeing with the Sheriff regarding state law immunity for certai
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The court held that the plaintiff's allegations sufficiently stated a claim for excessive force and battery, and that the deputy may not be entitled to qualified immunity at this stage. However, the court found that the deputy had arguable probable cause for an investigatory dete
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The court held that the pro se plaintiff stated a prima facie deliberate indifference claim against some defendants but dismissed the complaint without prejudice due to procedural defects, granting leave to amend.
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The court held that while the plaintiff stated a prima facie deliberate indifference claim against some defendants, the complaint must be dismissed without prejudice due to procedural defects, with leave to amend.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-18
The court held that an amended complaint, liberally construed as a request for post-judgment relief, could state a claim for denial of access to courts.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-13
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and dismissed the fourth amended complaint with prejudice.
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The court held that the plaintiff failed to establish that the Intelligence-Led Policing Program was the "moving force" behind the alleged constitutional violations, as the program was not applied to her son as a designated "prolific offender."
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The court held that Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity bars the § 1983 and breach of contract claims, and the Title IX claim fails for lack of plausible allegations of gender bias.
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In this civil rights case, plaintiff Sanguinetti claimed that deputies and private security personnel violated his constitutional rights by allegedly using excessive force, making a false arrest, and maliciously prosecuting him without probable cause following a denied entry to a
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The court held that the plaintiffs failed to state a claim for relief under § 1983 for violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments, and dismissed their claims for injunctive relief and punitive damages.
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The court held that the plaintiff's complaint was vague, conclusory, and failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, and that the named defendants were improper.
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The court held that the plaintiff's complaint was dismissed for failure to state a claim, and his motions for injunctive relief were denied.
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The court held that claims against the Department of Corrections and Secretary Dixon were dismissed for failure to state a claim, but the Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against Officer Baker would proceed.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-07-12
The court held that the pro se plaintiff's complaint was deficient and ordered him to file an amended complaint to cure pleading deficiencies, including failure to state claims and shotgun pleading violations.
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The court held that most of the plaintiff's claims failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, with only one claim surviving dismissal.