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.·
2023-03-06
The court held that the defendants are entitled to qualified immunity on the First Amendment retaliation claim because there was arguable probable cause for the plaintiff's arrest and the plaintiff failed to demonstrate a violation of clearly established constitutional rights.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-06
The court granted in part and denied in part the motion to compel discovery, overruling general objections and specific objections to interrogatories 2 and 5, but sustaining the relevancy objection to interrogatory 4.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-03
A prosecutor is immune from suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for actions taken in her prosecutorial capacity, and a claim challenging an arrest and prosecution is barred if it implies the invalidity of a conviction.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-02
Befaithful Coker, a community activist, sued multiple defendants, including city officials, a judge, and private citizens, alleging that they retaliated against her when the Lake City Council initially appointed but then refused to seat her on the council after she made public di
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-01
The court held that the plaintiff failed to properly exhaust administrative remedies as required by the PLRA before filing suit.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-02-27
A pro se prisoner's complaint alleging Miranda violations, illegal search, false arrest, and malicious prosecution is dismissed because Miranda violations are not actionable under § 1983, prosecutors are immune, and remaining claims are barred by Younger abstention and Heck v. Hu
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-27
A prisoner's failure to properly exhaust administrative remedies before filing suit mandates dismissal of the action, even if an investigation by an Inspector General's office occurred.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-27
The court denied the City's motion for attorneys' fees because the plaintiff's § 1983 claim, though unsuccessful, was not frivolous and warranted the court's close attention.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-02-27
The court held that the plaintiffs failed to plead a viable Monell claim, thus the City cannot be held liable under § 1983.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-24
The court held that the defendants failed to demonstrate the plaintiff did not exhaust administrative remedies, and that Eleventh Amendment immunity barred official capacity claims for damages.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-17
Florida's parole procedures, as implemented by the FCOR, provide juvenile offenders serving life sentences with a meaningful opportunity for release, satisfying the requirements of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-17
The court held that the officers' use of deadly force was not objectively reasonable and the law was clearly established, thus denying qualified immunity at the dismissal stage. The city's motion to dismiss the wrongful death claim was also denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-13
A family sued Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell Jr. and four deputy sheriffs after a November 2019 traffic stop during which Deputy Williams kicked Sandra Corbin, breaking her leg, and then delayed medical care. The court granted in part and denied in part multiple motions t
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-02-13
The court held that the pro se plaintiff's complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-02-13
The court held that a material issue of fact exists regarding whether Officer Rodriguez was present and in a position to intervene during the alleged excessive force incident, thus denying his motion for summary judgment.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-02-13
The court held that the plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis was deficient and his complaint was time-barred, thus striking the complaint and denying the motion without prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-07
The court granted summary judgment for the defendant, finding the plaintiff failed to establish deliberate indifference to a serious medical need under the Eighth Amendment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-03
The court held that a plaintiff's mere denial of receipt is insufficient to rebut the presumption of service by mail, and that objections to a magistrate's report must specifically address the magistrate's findings.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-02
The court granted the Warden's motion for summary judgment on count fifteen, finding he was entitled to qualified immunity.
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Del. Ch.·
2023-02-02
The Court of Chancery dismissed the plaintiff's claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court held that state law claims challenging the denial of a special use permit were legal in nature and reviewable by writ of certiorari from the Superior Court, which provided an
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-31
The court held that the Third Amended Complaint was an impermissible shotgun pleading as to some defendants and failed to establish supervisory liability or municipal liability as to others, warranting dismissal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-27
The court held that the plaintiffs' claims were barred by statutes of limitations, judicial immunity, and failure to state a claim, and dismissed the amended complaint with prejudice.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-01-26
The court held that claims against Florida defendants are severed and transferred, while claims against New Jersey defendants are dismissed due to statute of limitations and Heck bar.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-01-25
The court held that a prisoner's complaint must be dismissed without prejudice for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, as required by the PLRA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-24
The court denied the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend the complaint and his motion for a court-appointed investigator.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-01-24
The court denied the motion to transfer venue, finding that the plaintiff's choice of forum, coupled with his financial and health-related hardships, outweighed the convenience of the defendants' witnesses.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-20
The court denied both parties' motions for reconsideration, finding no clear error or manifest injustice in its prior order granting summary judgment in part and denying it in part.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-19
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for deliberate indifference to a serious medical need under the Eighth Amendment and declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law medical negligence claims.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-01-18
The court accepted the magistrate judge's report, granting summary judgment for the Sheriff on state law claims and the Section 1983 custom/practice theory, but denying it on the Section 1983 failure to train/supervise theory.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-13
The court denied the plaintiff's request for assistance because the case was already closed by summary judgment and the requested information was irrelevant to the claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-13
Matthew Poulin sought damages for excessive force following his arrest when North Port police officers tasered him multiple times and then released a K-9 dog that repeatedly bit him, causing severe permanent injuries. The court found that while the taser use was reasonable, Offic
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-01-12
The court held that a plaintiff seeking damages for 'garden-variety' emotional distress does not waive the psychotherapist-patient privilege, but must disclose records if they intend to testify about specific diagnoses or prescriptions.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-12
The court denied the plaintiff's motions and ordered him to file a Third Amended Complaint due to inadequate pleading of claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-11
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint was a shotgun pleading and failed to state claims for which a private cause of action exists, warranting dismissal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-11
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and failed to properly identify defendants, warranting dismissal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-10
The court held that claims against Sheriff Hoffman in his official capacity and for supervisory liability are dismissed, but claims against officers for unlawful search and seizure and destruction of evidence in their individual capacities may proceed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-10
The court held that the plaintiff's claims for excessive force, assault, battery, and failure to intervene against named officers may proceed to service of process, while the procedural due process claim is dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-09
The court held that the traffic stop was based on reasonable suspicion and the subsequent order to exit the vehicle was lawful, thus granting summary judgment on the unlawful seizure claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-05
The court held that the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and Pinellas County Jail are not legal entities capable of being sued under Section 1983, and thus the complaint must be dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-05
The court held that the defendant's motion for summary judgment was denied because genuine disputes of material fact existed regarding whether the defendant was deliberately indifferent to the plaintiff's serious medical needs.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-04
The court held that affirmative defenses need not meet the strict plausibility standard of Twombly/Iqbal, but must have a possible relationship to the claims and not prejudice the plaintiff.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-04
The court held that plaintiff failed to state a claim against individual defendants Perez-Lugo and Campbell due to insufficient factual allegations, but sufficiently stated a claim against Centurion and Corizon regarding their alleged policies of denying medical care.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-12-29
Officer Frank P. Bonett, a Philadelphia police officer on vacation in Florida, was arrested by Deputy Christopher Cook after a domestic disturbance call at a restaurant; Bonett sued Cook under federal law for false arrest and Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri under Florida la
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A pro se prisoner's civil rights complaint challenging the validity of his criminal conviction must be dismissed for failure to state a claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-12-27
The court held that the plaintiff's second amended complaint failed to state a plausible claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the named defendants.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-12-21
A supervisor cannot be held liable under § 1983 for subordinates' actions unless they personally participated or there's a causal connection, and mere negligence does not violate the Constitution.
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The court held that the plaintiff's motion to seal the entire case was denied because it failed to meet procedural requirements and establish good cause to overcome the public's presumptive right of access to judicial records.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-12-21
The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted against the defendants, and thus, the motions to dismiss were granted.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-12-21
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint fails to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because the allegations are conclusory and vague, and fail to establish an official policy or custom as the moving force behind the alleged constitutional deprivation.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-12-20
The court held that the pro se complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and was therefore dismissed.