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.·
2022-10-13
The court held that a motion for sanctions was procedurally deficient due to improper service and filing after the challenged pleading was superseded, and that the underlying allegations were not objectively frivolous.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-10-06
The court adopted the magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss the complaint without prejudice, granting leave to amend, because it constituted an impermissible shotgun pleading and failed to state a claim for municipal liability or an equal protection violation.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-10-03
A single instance of an inmate receiving an empty food tray and being refused adequate food does not state a claim for deliberate indifference to conditions of confinement under the Eighth Amendment.
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The court held that it lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the plaintiff's complaint due to the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, as the claims are inextricably intertwined with a prior state court judgment.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-09-29
The court granted in part and denied in part the defendant's motion in limine and motion to strike, excluding certain untimely disclosed evidence and witnesses while denying other requests.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-09-28
The court held that the pro se plaintiff's complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-28
The court held that the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, as an entity, lacks the capacity to be sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, requiring dismissal of the complaint.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-28
The court held that the plaintiff's civil rights claim was time-barred because it accrued more than four years before the action was filed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-27
The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted because it did not allege sufficient facts to connect any defendant to a violation of his constitutional rights.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-26
The court held that the defendant officer is entitled to qualified immunity because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate a genuine dispute of material fact regarding whether the officer's use of deadly force was objectively unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-22
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs against the nurse, and thus claims against the employer and supervisor also failed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-21
The court held that the third amended complaint, while containing some problematic incorporations, was not entirely a shotgun pleading, and granted dismissal in part while denying it in part, striking specific paragraphs rather than entire causes of action in most instances.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-09-20
The court held that the plaintiff's pro se complaint stated a prima facie claim for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs and denial of food and water against certain defendants, but other claims were too vague and required amendment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-20
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for relief under the Eighth Amendment or for breach of contract, and therefore dismissed the case without prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-20
The court held that the inmate's complaint failed to state a claim for denial of access to the courts because he did not allege an actual injury. The court dismissed the case without prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-19
A prisoner's pro se complaint alleging a supervisor failed to adequately train officers is insufficient to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 without specific factual allegations showing the supervisor's personal participation or a causal connection between the supervisor's act
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-19
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint was a shotgun pleading and dismissed it without prejudice, granting leave to amend.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-16
The court granted the motion to dismiss, finding the fabrication of evidence claim duplicative or insufficiently pleaded, and the failure to intervene claim barred by qualified immunity. The entire amended complaint was dismissed as a shotgun pleading.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-16
Federal courts lack jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus directing state courts and their judicial officers in the performance of their duties when mandamus is the only relief sought.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-16
Officers are entitled to qualified immunity on the false arrest claims due to arguable probable cause, but the excessive force claim against Moore must proceed to trial.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-09-15
The court held that the complaint sufficiently alleged facts to overcome defendants' motions to dismiss based on shotgun pleading, qualified immunity, and sovereign immunity.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-09-14
A prisoner who has had three or more prior lawsuits dismissed for failure to state a claim is barred from proceeding in forma pauperis unless they are under imminent danger of serious physical injury.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-13
A federal district court rejected most of the defendants' summary judgment motions and allowed the case to proceed to trial in a civil rights action stemming from John Blessing's arrest at a 2016 Pearl Jam concert, finding genuine disputes of material fact regarding whether polic
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-13
The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint failed to sufficiently plead his claims and improperly joined unrelated allegations against multiple defendants.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-09-13
The court adopted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, granting the defendants' motion to dismiss all counts with prejudice.
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A motion to transfer venue within a district under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and Local Rule 1.04(b) was denied because the moving party failed to demonstrate that the convenience factors weighed in favor of transfer, and an intra-district transfer under § 1404(b) requires consent of al
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-09
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because he did not allege a violation of a constitutional right and the Tax Injunction Act bars federal court interference with state tax matters.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-09-09
The court held that the amended complaint was a shotgun pleading and dismissed it without prejudice, granting plaintiff ten days to file a second amended complaint.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-06
The court held that claims against supervisor Inch were dismissed for failure to state a plausible claim, but claims against officers Swain and Godwin were allowed to proceed, denying their motion for qualified immunity.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-01
The court held that Count I must be dismissed because the plaintiff failed to allege the lack of adequate state remedies and that his resignation was voluntary, not a constructive discharge. However, the court found the stigmatizing statements sufficiently attended the alleged di
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-08-30
The court held that a pro se litigant's complaint, which sought damages and a pardon from the President and arose from the denial of a prior motion to vacate, should be construed as a successive motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 and dismissed for lack of subject matter juri
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-26
The court held that the plaintiff inmate failed to exhaust his administrative remedies before filing suit, requiring dismissal of the case.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-26
The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint was deficient and required a second amended complaint to proceed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-24
A complaint alleging only negligence by prison officials does not state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as it fails to allege a deprivation of a constitutional or federal right.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-24
The Florida Department of Corrections is an arm of the state and not a 'person' amenable to suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-23
The court held that the defendants' motions to dismiss based on illegibility and shotgun pleading were denied, as the complaint was legible and stated plausible claims for relief.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-23
The court granted summary judgment for defendants, finding no genuine dispute of material fact regarding plaintiff's equal protection claims.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-08-19
A Black female firefighter who was terminated during her probationary period sued the City of Hollywood for race, sex, and national origin discrimination and retaliation under Title VII, the Florida Civil Rights Act, and § 1983. The court granted summary judgment for the City, fi
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-17
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against both defendants.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-16
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint failed to state a plausible claim for relief under the PLRA and various constitutional amendments.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-15
The court held that the plaintiff's civil rights complaint must be dismissed because it fails to state a claim, is barred by the statute of limitations and Heck v. Humphrey, and seeks monetary relief against defendants immune from suit under the Eleventh Amendment.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-08-11
The court held that a public defender does not act under color of state law when performing traditional legal functions, thus barring Section 1983 claims against them. The court also declined supplemental jurisdiction over state law malpractice claims.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-08-10
The court held that the plaintiff failed to sufficiently allege a municipal custom or policy for the § 1983 claim against the County and failed to allege that Detective Coto had a reasonable opportunity to intervene for the § 1983 claim against him.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-08-10
The court held that venue was improper in the Southern District of Florida and transferred the case to the Northern District of Georgia.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-09
A ten-year-old boy with non-communicative autism filed a civil rights lawsuit after being handcuffed and transported to a psychiatric facility by a school resource officer in 2018, claiming violations of the Fourth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, and the Americans with Disabilit
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-08
The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint fails to state a claim for relief under the PLRA and is dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-08
The court found the plaintiff's complaint to be a shotgun pleading, making it impossible to conduct a standing analysis or address the merits of the claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-08
A supervisor cannot be held vicariously liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for subordinates' actions; liability requires personal participation or a causal connection. The plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to establish such a connection.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-08-04
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint sufficiently alleged an Eighth Amendment violation by prison officials who allegedly ordered another inmate to stab him, and therefore the complaint should proceed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-03
An inmate with hepatitis C sued the Florida Department of Corrections and two private healthcare contractors, alleging they violated his Eighth Amendment rights and statutory protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act by refusing to provide direc