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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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-27
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint was a shotgun pleading that failed to state a claim and was dismissed without prejudice, granting leave to amend.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-07-26
The court held that official capacity claims for damages are barred by the Eleventh Amendment, supervisory and corporate defendants are not liable absent personal involvement or unconstitutional policy, and the Larkin defendants' actions were not deliberately indifferent. Claims
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-26
The court denied the plaintiffs' motion for recusal, motion for supplemental pleading, and motion for a temporary restraining order, while granting in part and denying in part the defendants' motions to dismiss.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-25
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible Eighth Amendment claim against Centurion and that the FDOC Defendants were entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity for claims in their official capacities.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-25
The court held that the plaintiff's pro se civil rights complaint failed to state a plausible claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-07-24
The court held that the plaintiff's pro se complaint was a shotgun pleading and failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, requiring an amended complaint.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-24
The Florida Department of Corrections, as an arm of the state, is not a 'person' subject to monetary liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-21
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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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-20
The court held that the petitioner's claims were either not cognizable in federal habeas corpus, procedurally barred due to failure to properly present them in state court, or failed on the merits.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-19
Summary judgment is granted for defendants because the plaintiff failed to provide competent evidence that the delay in treatment caused his injury.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-18
The court held that the plaintiffs failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because § 1983 only provides a remedy for violations of federal rights, not state rights, and the plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint did not sufficiently allege federal constitutional claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-17
Nicole DeSimone, a former inmate at Flagler County Jail, brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Florida state law alleging that correctional officer Bradley Gilyard sexually assaulted her in January 2017 due to systemic failures in security and supervision. The
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-17
Deputies are entitled to qualified immunity because they had arguable probable cause to believe the plaintiff violated the domestic violence injunction by attending church, even if the plaintiff's interpretation of the statute was ultimately correct.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-14
The court held that the pro se plaintiff failed to state a viable claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the defendants for injuries sustained during transport and for inadequate medical care.
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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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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-12
The court held that the third amended complaint was largely a shotgun pleading and failed to state claims upon which relief could be granted, dismissing most claims with leave to amend, but dismissing IIED and malicious prosecution with prejudice.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-07-11
The court rejected a mistaken identity case where police officers entered Plaintiff Michael Roldan's apartment thinking he was a domestic violence suspect named Otniel Lorente, handcuffed him for over five minutes, and then realized their error. Officer Termaat's warrantless hand
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-10
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.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-10
A judge acting within their judicial capacity is entitled to absolute immunity from civil suits for damages unless they acted in the clear absence of all jurisdiction.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-07-07
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for deprivation of procedural due process and denied leave to amend as futile.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-07
The court denied the plaintiff's motion for reconsideration of a prior order but granted him additional time to file an amended complaint.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-07
The court held that the officers' use of force was objectively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances, entitling them to qualified immunity and statutory immunity.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-07-06
The court granted the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend her complaint and denied the defendant's motion to dismiss as moot.
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N.D. Fla.·
2023-07-06
The court held that claims inextricably intertwined with a conviction are barred by Heck v. Humphrey, and official capacity claims are barred by the Eleventh Amendment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-06
Arthur Scott sued Cape Coral Police Department officers for excessive force and other claims arising from their March 31, 2019 response to a domestic violence call, during which Officer Vazquez tackled him and he suffered a fractured and dislocated hip. The court granted summary
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-06
The court held that the inmate's motion for injunctive relief was insufficient and dismissed the case without prejudice because he failed to file a proper civil rights complaint.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-05
The court held that the plaintiff inmate failed to properly exhaust his administrative remedies as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-05
The court held that a prisoner's allegations of a slip-and-fall due to a puddle, even after notifying guards, do not state an Eighth Amendment conditions-of-confinement claim because they amount to mere negligence, not the required deliberate indifference or subjective recklessne
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-07-05
The court held that the pro se plaintiff's complaint failed to state a claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and was therefore dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-03
The court denied Nurse Singletary's motion to dismiss, finding the plaintiff adequately pleaded exhaustion of administrative remedies, stated a short and plain claim, and alleged sufficient physical injury for damages.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-03
A Section 1983 claim for damages related to an unconstitutional conviction or sentence is not cognizable unless the conviction or sentence has been invalidated.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-06-30
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint was a shotgun pleading, failed to state a claim under § 1983, and lacked a clear basis for federal jurisdiction, requiring an amended complaint.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-06-30
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for deliberate indifference against the defendant prison officials because he did not adequately allege their subjective awareness of a specific risk of harm.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-28
The court held that the plaintiff's allegations of medical negligence do not rise to the level of a constitutional violation for deliberate indifference under the Eighth Amendment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-27
The court held that a pro se inmate's allegations of medical negligence in treating a thumb injury did not rise to the level of deliberate indifference to a serious medical need required for an Eighth Amendment claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-26
The court held that the plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint was an impermissible shotgun pleading and failed to comply with court rules, warranting it being stricken.
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The court held that a state's post-deprivation remedy for lost property satisfies due process, barring a federal civil rights claim.
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The court held that the plaintiff's excessive force claim (Count II) fails and is dismissed due to qualified immunity, but his federal false imprisonment claim (Count III) for denial of a prompt probable cause hearing may proceed.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-06-21
The court held that a stay of proceedings and discovery was not warranted, but granted a 30-day extension for remaining scheduling order deadlines.
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N.D. Fla.·
2023-06-21
Transgender adults and minors challenged Florida's rules denying Medicaid coverage for puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones used to treat gender dysphoria, arguing the restrictions violated the Equal Protection Clause, the Medicaid Act, and the Affordable Care Act. The distric
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-21
The court held that the amended complaint failed to state a claim because it impermissibly joined unrelated claims and lacked sufficient factual detail to support the excessive force allegations.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-20
The court held that a pretrial detainee's claim arising from transportation in a vehicle without seatbelts does not, without more, state a constitutional violation for failure to allege a substantial risk of serious harm.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-15
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because he did not allege lack of probable cause for arrests or favorable termination of criminal proceedings, and certain defendants were immune from suit.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-06-12
The court held that the defendants are entitled to qualified immunity because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate he faced a substantial risk of serious harm, a necessary element for an Eighth Amendment failure-to-protect claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-12
The court held that the plaintiff failed to properly exhaust administrative remedies because he did not comply with the FDOC's deadlines for filing grievances and appeals.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-09
The court held that the plaintiff's civil rights complaint was premature because success on his claim would necessarily imply the invalidity of the disciplinary punishment, and alternatively, that he failed to state a claim because he was not deprived of a protected liberty inter
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-09
The court granted motions to dismiss, denying the plaintiff's request to amend and permanently enjoining him from filing new actions without prior court approval.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-09
The court held that the plaintiff's Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 must be dismissed for failure to allege state action, and any potential Title VII claims are dismissed without prejudice for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-09
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for malicious prosecution under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because probation violation proceedings are not criminal prosecutions and did not terminate in his favor, and civilian defendants are not state actors, while prose
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-08
A state court judge is entitled to absolute judicial immunity for acts taken in their judicial capacity, and federal courts lack jurisdiction to review state court judgments under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine.