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.·
2021-05-24
The court held that the plaintiff's claims were either barred by Heck v. Humphrey or insufficiently pleaded, warranting dismissal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-24
The court held that the amended complaint was deficient because inmates are not state actors, no factual allegations were made against certain defendants, and constitutional rights were not properly alleged. The court granted plaintiff leave to amend.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-21
The court held that a state agency is not a 'person' under § 1983, but claims against a supervisor can proceed if there's a causal connection. Claims against one warden were dismissed without prejudice, while claims against another were allowed to proceed.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-05-20
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim against the City for failure to train, supervise, or hire, and that the claim for punitive damages against the officer was conclusory and should be struck.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-20
The court held that the plaintiff's pro se complaint failed to state a plausible claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-05-14
The court held that the plaintiff failed to establish a substantial likelihood of success on the merits for his claims under Title II and Title VI, and therefore denied his motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-14
A prisoner's grievance filed after a contractor ceases providing services can satisfy the PLRA's exhaustion requirement if the claim involves an ongoing violation and the grievance alerts prison officials to the problem, allowing them an opportunity to resolve it.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-11
A pretrial detainee's complaint alleging constitutional violations by a sheriff's office is subject to dismissal if the office is not a suable entity and if administrative remedies were not exhausted.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-07
The court held that claims against state agencies are barred by sovereign immunity and dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and that the complaint suffered from pleading defects, including shotgun pleading.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-05-07
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint was insufficient to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and was therefore dismissed without prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-06
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint must be dismissed because he sued an entity not amenable to suit and failed to state a claim for deliberate indifference, nor did he exhaust administrative remedies.
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2021-05-05
Probable cause existed to arrest Ford for obstruction without violence under section 843.02, Florida Statutes, based on her persistent refusal to comply with officers' requests to stop recording and her confrontational conduct that impeded the officers' lawful execution of their
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-05
A Florida inmate with hemophilia sued federal prison officials, claiming they were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical condition when they failed to provide emergency doses of Factor 8 medication during bleeding incidents and refused to use his port-a-cath for drug ad
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-04
The court denied both parties' motions for summary judgment, finding genuine disputes of material fact regarding the existence of similarly situated comparators and the rational basis for the City's enforcement actions.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-04
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as his allegations amounted to negligence rather than deliberate indifference and did not establish supervisory liability.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-05-04
The court held that the Facility Administrator did not violate a detainee's right to marriage because the Administrator did not create an impediment to the marriage license, and the Clerk's office, not the Administrator, was responsible for issuing the license.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-30
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim against any defendant under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because he did not allege facts showing an official policy or custom caused the constitutional deprivation.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-04-30
The court held that the plaintiff failed to adequately plead a First Amendment retaliation claim under § 1983 because the alleged retaliatory conduct would not deter a person of ordinary firmness and the temporal proximity was too attenuated to infer a causal connection.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-29
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because the sheriff's office is not a suable entity and the allegations did not rise to the level of deliberate indifference required for a constitutional violation.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-29
The court held that the plaintiff's affidavit of indigency and motion for default judgment were insufficient and prematurely filed, and the complaint failed to state a claim or establish federal subject-matter jurisdiction.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-27
The court held that a sheriff's office is not a legal entity amenable to suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and a claim for mental or emotional injury requires a physical injury under the PLRA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-27
The court held that the arrest report could not be considered on a motion to dismiss because it was not attached to the complaint and its contents were disputed. The court also found that the plaintiff's allegations, if true, stated a claim for excessive force against Officer Gon
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-22
The court held that the case should be dismissed for lack of prosecution and because the named defendant, a jail facility, is not a legal entity amenable to suit.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-21
Charles McCants sued deputies and jail officials under Section 1983, alleging they used excessive force against him during a jail transfer in January 2016 and falsely reported his conduct during the incident. The district court granted summary judgment for all defendants, finding
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-21
The court held that the plaintiff failed to properly exhaust his administrative remedies regarding his excessive force claim because his grievances focused on overturning a disciplinary report rather than the alleged use of force itself.
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N.D. Fla.·
2021-04-21
The court held that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged supervisory liability against Sheriff Roberts and denied qualified immunity at the pleading stage, but granted in part the motion to strike punitive damages and attorney's fees claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-19
The Court held that the Plaintiff's Fourth Amendment claim was moot because the challenged provisions of the ordinance were repealed or amended, removing the alleged constitutional harm.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-16
The court held that a sheriff's office is not a legal entity amenable to suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and that a prisoner cannot bring a claim for mental or emotional injury without a prior showing of physical injury.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-12
The court held that the proper venue for the plaintiff's civil rights complaint was the Middle District of Florida, not the Eastern District of Michigan.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-09
The court held that the complaint sufficiently alleged a policy or custom of deliberate indifference to medical needs, and therefore denied the sheriff's motion to dismiss on those grounds, deferring the issue of causation.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-08
The court held that a sheriff's office is not a legal entity amenable to suit under § 1983 and that a claim for mental or emotional injury without physical injury is barred by the PLRA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-08
The court held that a sheriff's office is not a legal entity amenable to suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and a prisoner cannot bring a claim for mental or emotional injury without alleging a physical injury.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-08
The court held that the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is not a legal entity amenable to suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the plaintiff failed to allege a physical injury as required by the PLRA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-08
The court held that the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is not a legal entity amenable to suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the plaintiff failed to allege a physical injury as required by the PLRA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-08
The court held that a sheriff's office is not a legal entity amenable to suit under § 1983 and that a prisoner cannot bring a claim for mental or emotional injury without alleging a physical injury.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-08
The court held that a sheriff's office is not a suable entity under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and that a prisoner cannot bring a claim for mental or emotional injury without a physical injury. The court dismissed the case without prejudice, allowing the plaintiff to refile with a proper d
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-02
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and dismissed the complaint without prejudice, granting leave to amend.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-01
The court held that the plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint failed to state a claim for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs under the Eighth Amendment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-01
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim against the defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, dismissing claims against the judge and state attorney with prejudice and others without prejudice, allowing amendment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-31
The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to state an Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference claim against Dr. Skigen.
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N.D. Fla.·
2021-03-31
The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to state an Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference claim against Dr. Skigen, and that the remaining claims should be transferred to another district.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-03-31
The court held that a pro se prisoner's complaint, which failed to state a claim and did not include payment of the filing fee or a request to proceed in forma pauperis, must be dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-30
The court held that genuine disputes of material fact exist regarding whether the defendant had arguable probable cause to arrest the plaintiff, precluding summary judgment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-30
The court held that a pro se plaintiff's repeated failure to comply with court orders and prosecute his case, despite multiple extensions and warnings, warranted dismissal without prejudice under Rule 41(b) and the court's inherent power.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-30
The PLRA's three-strikes provision does not apply to cases initiated in state court and removed to federal court by defendants, and sheriff's offices/jails are not suable entities under Florida law.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-29
The court held that the plaintiffs sufficiently pleaded facts to support their First Amendment retaliation claims, as they alleged speaking as private citizens on matters of public concern, and therefore denied the defendant's motion to dismiss.
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N.D. Fla.·
2021-03-28
The court granted summary judgment for the defendants, finding no genuine dispute of material fact regarding the legality of the stop, arrest, and use of force, and striking the plaintiff's untimely disclosed witness statement.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-26
The court held that a civil detainee has no constitutionally protected interest in a job at a commitment facility, and thus, claims based on denial of employment or discriminatory hiring practices fail.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-03-26
The court denied the plaintiff's motion for reconsideration because he failed to present new evidence, demonstrate a change in controlling law, or show clear error, and instead attempted to relitigate previously decided issues.
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N.D. Fla.·
2021-03-25
Summary judgment is granted for the Secretary because the plaintiff is bound by a prior class action judgment, but Keefe is not entitled to summary judgment on the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act claim.