12,720 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 456 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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11th Cir.·
2025-08-01
Qualified immunity shields prison officials from liability for denying a transgender prisoner's request for social transitioning accommodations because the prisoner failed to establish that the accommodations were medically necessary, a prerequisite for an Eighth Amendment claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-01
The court denied the defendants' motion to stay discovery and granted the plaintiff's motion to compel discovery, awarding costs.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-31
The court accepted the magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss federal claims with prejudice and remand state law claims, finding the officer had arguable probable cause and the city was not liable under Monell.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-31
The court granted the motion to dismiss, finding that the plaintiff failed to establish a seizure for malicious prosecution, that punitive damages were unavailable against the City, that injunctive relief was moot, and that the officer was protected by qualified immunity.
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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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11th Cir.·
2025-07-31
Brandon Fulton sued Fulton County after the county seized his horses during a criminal investigation, dropped charges against him, and failed to return or compensate him for the animals. The Eleventh Circuit held that the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause creates a direct cause of
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-30
A prisoner who has had three prior actions dismissed as frivolous or malicious must pay the full filing fee and cannot proceed in forma pauperis unless they are under imminent danger of serious physical injury.
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2025 WL 1923126·
N.D. Fla.·
2025-07-29
The court recommended dismissal of the prisoner's civil rights complaint without prejudice due to failure to truthfully disclose litigation history and improper venue.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-29
The court held that the case should be transferred to the Middle District of Florida because venue is proper there and transfer is in the interest of justice and convenience.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-28
The court held that the plaintiff's claims were barred by sovereign immunity, judicial immunity, the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, and the definition of 'person' under § 1983, warranting dismissal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-28
The court held that a petition for writ of habeas corpus is not the proper vehicle for challenging the conditions of confinement; such claims must be brought as a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court also held it lacked authority to order inmate transfers.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-24
The court held that Detective Strickland is not entitled to qualified immunity on claims of illegal detention and prosecution under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, but is entitled to qualified immunity on the failure to intervene claim. The conspiracy claim is dismissed wit
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-24
The court held that the plaintiff's allegations were sufficient to state a claim against the City of Daytona Beach, and thus the city's motion to dismiss was denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-23
The court held that the amended complaint failed to state a claim for deliberate indifference to cruel and unsafe conditions under the Eighth Amendment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-22
The court held that the plaintiff's pro se complaint failed to meet federal pleading standards and directed him to amend it.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-22
The court held that the prisoner's pro se civil rights complaint was deficient for failing to use the required form, pay the filing fee, or move to proceed in forma pauperis, and for failing to meet the requirements for a temporary restraining order.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-22
The court held that a personal check is insufficient to satisfy a judgment and does not toll post-judgment interest, and thus the motion for satisfaction was premature.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-22
The court held that Deputy Barnes is entitled to qualified immunity because his use of force was objectively reasonable and not a violation of clearly established law, and that the plaintiff failed to establish a deliberate indifference claim against Sheriff Chronister.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-22
The court denied the defendant's motion to reopen discovery because the defendant failed to show good cause and excusable neglect.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-22
A pro se prisoner sued correctional facility officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that other inmates cut her hair using razors provided by the defendants. The district court dismissed the amended complaint for failure to adequately allege a violation of any federal constitu
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The court held that the amended complaint is a shotgun pleading and that service on defendants Kohr and AIPAC was improper, leading to a lack of personal jurisdiction over them. However, the court granted plaintiff leave to amend the complaint.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-18
The court held that the plaintiff's claims are subject to dismissal because they fail to state a plausible claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-07-17
The court held that the amended complaint was a shotgun pleading and failed to comply with court orders and rules, warranting dismissal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-17
The court held that the plaintiff failed to present evidence of Monell liability, adverse conduct, or causation, and thus summary judgment for the defendant School Board was granted.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-17
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint was deficient and granted him an opportunity to amend it.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-17
The court held that the plaintiff's civil rights complaints failed to state a claim because they did not allege direct involvement of defendants, relied on theories not actionable under Section 1983, or named entities not subject to suit. The court dismissed the complaints but gr
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-16
The court held that the prisoner's pro se complaint was deficient for failing to use the required form, pay the filing fee, or move for IFP, and for failing to meet the standards for a temporary restraining order.
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2025 WL 1923126·
N.D. Fla.·
2025-07-16
A prisoner's civil rights complaint is dismissed without prejudice for failing to truthfully disclose prior litigation history, as required by the court's complaint form and signed under penalty of perjury.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-16
The court held that while the plaintiff's claim was not barred by failure to exhaust administrative remedies, the complaint was dismissed for failing to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6) due to being a shotgun pleading and improperly alleging respondeat superior.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-16
The court held that a civil-rights complaint filed over four years after the alleged incident, without any facts supporting tolling, is untimely and must be dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-15
The court dismissed the action because the plaintiff failed to pay the filing fee, move to proceed in forma pauperis, and comply with procedural rules for filing a complaint and seeking injunctive relief.
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2025 WL 1923126·
N.D. Fla.·
2025-07-15
The court recommended dismissal of the plaintiff's amended complaint without prejudice.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-15
The court held that a pro se plaintiff's complaint, which failed to comply with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8 and 10 by interweaving multiple claims and circumstances, must be dismissed without prejudice for failing to state a claim.
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11th Cir.·
2025-07-14
The Eleventh Circuit held that a district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing a pro se prisoner's civil rights suit without prejudice for failing to fully disclose his litigation history on a standardized complaint form, as this fell under the court's inherent author
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-07-14
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs against any of the defendants under the Eighth Amendment.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-07-14
The court held that while the Rooker-Feldman doctrine and res judicata do not apply, the plaintiff's claims are time-barred by the statute of limitations, and the only non-time-barred claim involves a private actor not subject to § 1983.
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11th Cir.·
2025-07-11
Clarissa Gilmore sued Georgia correctional officers under federal civil rights law for conducting an invasive strip search on her during a prison visitation without reasonable suspicion and by threatening her with detention if she refused. The Eleventh Circuit held that the strip
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-11
In this wrongful death case, an inmate named Shaun Seaman died from injuries sustained during an attack by fellow inmate John Smith while in custody at the Polk County Jail's suicide watch unit. The court granted summary judgment in favor of seven detention deputies on federal ci
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11th Cir.·
2025-07-10
The Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court's denial of qualified immunity, holding that the deputies' use of force was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment given the totality of the circumstances.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-10
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted due to insufficient factual allegations and improper form, and that his IFP motion was legally insufficient.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-09
A prisoner with three or more prior dismissals for frivolousness, malice, or failure to state a claim cannot proceed in forma pauperis without paying the filing fee, unless under imminent danger of serious physical injury.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-09
The court held that a pro se prisoner's complaint failed to state a claim because it improperly named defendants and did not allege direct involvement of the sheriff. The dismissal was without prejudice, allowing the plaintiff to amend.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-09
The court held that the plaintiff's claims against the New Jersey defendants were time-barred and that venue was improper for the remaining claims, warranting transfer to the Southern District of Florida.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-09
The court held that a Section 1983 claim against supervisors based on respondeat superior or failure to respond to grievances is not cognizable, and claims against officials must specify individual or official capacity.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-07-08
The court held that the plaintiff's second amended complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted under the Eighth Amendment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-07
A pretrial detainee who refuses appointed counsel has no constitutional right to access legal resources for his defense.
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Appellants lack standing to bring a removal action under the Citizens' Bill of Rights, and the removal provision requires a finding that the City itself violated the charter, not merely that a city official violated it in his individual capacity.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-07
Parents and their minor children sued Florida's Department of Children and Families, individual DCF caseworker Kara Faso, and a hospital after the family's newborn was seized based on bruising consistent with a breech birth, and the children were placed in foster care for six mon
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-07
The court denied all of the plaintiff's emergency motions seeking federal intervention in state family court proceedings.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-03
The court held that the admission of the plaintiff's prior conviction and drug use evidence was proper, and denied the plaintiff's motion for a new trial. The court also denied the plaintiff's motion for an extension of time to file an appeal.