12,720 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 457 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-19
The court held that the plaintiff's excessive force claims are not barred by Heck, but claims for injunctive and declaratory relief are moot, and monetary damages against defendants in their official capacities are barred by Eleventh Amendment immunity.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-17
The court held that the plaintiff's allegations were sufficient to state a claim for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs and that he had properly exhausted administrative remedies, thus denying the defendants' motions to dismiss.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-17
The court held that the plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies for his excessive force claims and failed to state a claim for relief on any of his asserted constitutional violations.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-16
The court held that the medical facility is not a legal entity amenable to suit, thus the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-03-16
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint must be dismissed without prejudice for failure to pay the filing fee or file a proper motion to proceed in forma pauperis.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-03-12
A pro se plaintiff's complaint is dismissed if it fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, even with liberal construction.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-03-11
The court held that claims against defendants in their official capacities fail to state a claim under Monell, but granted leave to amend. The court also granted the motion for a more definite statement, requiring the plaintiff to file an amended complaint with numbered paragraph
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-03-11
The court held that leave to amend a complaint should be denied if the amendment would be futile.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-10
The court granted-in-part and denied-in-part motions to dismiss, allowing some claims to proceed while dismissing others for failure to meet pleading or presuit notice requirements.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-09
The court held that probable cause existed for the arrest, thus dismissing false arrest and malicious prosecution claims, but denied dismissal for excessive force claims due to allegations of unreasonable force against an elderly individual. The court also found that an adjudicat
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-06
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim under RLUIPA and the First Amendment, and declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-06
The court held that the defendants failed to demonstrate that the plaintiff's alleged injuries were de minimis as a matter of law, thus denying their motion for partial summary judgment.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-03-06
The court held that the plaintiff's claims were moot or failed as a matter of law, granting summary judgment for the defendant.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-05
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state an access to courts claim and that claims based on 2011 actions were time-barred, but the equal protection claim could proceed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-05
The court held that the officers were not entitled to qualified immunity at the pleading stage for the false arrest claim, and the Sheriff was not entitled to dismissal of the § 1983 municipal liability, battery, and false arrest claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-04
The court held that the plaintiff's ADA claim for denial of access to courts fails for lack of alleged harm, but his ADA failure to integrate claim and § 1983 deliberate indifference claim against other defendants may proceed.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-03-04
The court held that the deputies were entitled to qualified immunity for the stop and arrest, but not for the initial search of the truck. The claims regarding the stop and arrest were dismissed without prejudice, while the claim regarding the initial search was allowed to procee
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-04
The Court held that the plaintiff is barred from proceeding in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) because she has had three prior actions dismissed and is not under imminent danger of serious physical injury.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-03
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for deliberate indifference under the Eighth Amendment and failed to properly exhaust administrative remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-03-02
The court granted summary judgment for the defendant hospital on all claims and granted the defendant nurse's motion to stay the civil case pending resolution of criminal charges.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-28
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint plausibly alleged sufficient facts to survive a motion to dismiss, denying the defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-02-26
The court adopted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, granting summary judgment for all defendants.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-26
The court held that the plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies for his claims of excessive force and unconstitutional conditions of confinement, and thus these claims are dismissed.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-02-26
The court held that a pro se plaintiff's complaint alleging a violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for an arrest outside jurisdictional limits must be dismissed if the arrest was made in fresh pursuit, as this exception negates the claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-25
The court held that the prisoner's complaint challenging strip searches by officers of the opposite sex fails to state a constitutional claim and is dismissed as frivolous.
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N.D. Fla.·
2020-02-24
The court held that the plaintiff's claims for injunctive relief were moot because the agency voluntarily abandoned the challenged policies and is presumed unlikely to reinstate them. The court also found that the plaintiff's speech was not on a matter of public concern and his r
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-21
The court held that the plaintiff's allegations of a slip and fall and subsequent medical treatment did not rise to the level of an Eighth Amendment violation for cruel and unusual punishment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-21
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint failed to state a plausible claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because it lacked sufficient factual allegations to demonstrate a violation of constitutional rights.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-20
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state claims for relief under various constitutional amendments and statutes due to vague allegations, failure to meet legal standards, and statutory limitations.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-20
The court held that the pro se complaint failed to state a plausible claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because it lacked sufficient factual allegations to establish a constitutional violation and standing.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-19
The court held that the amended complaint failed to state a plausible claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because it did not allege sufficient facts to show a deprivation of constitutional rights by the challenged FCCC policy.
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The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to support her claims of race discrimination, retaliation, § 1983, and § 1981, and improperly lumped defendants together.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-18
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim under Section 1983 because his allegations did not plausibly suggest a deprivation of constitutional rights.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-14
The court held that the plaintiff's claims failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-14
The court held that discovery is stayed pending the outcome of the interlocutory appeal of the denial of qualified immunity.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-02-12
The court held that a plaintiff cannot use discovery to identify fictitious defendants when the claims against the primary defendants are dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-12
The court held that de minimis physical injuries, as alleged by the plaintiff, are insufficient to support a claim for mental anguish or punitive damages under the Eighth Amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-11
The court held that the plaintiff's allegations regarding the unavailability of administrative remedies precluded dismissal at the first step of the exhaustion analysis.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-11
The court held that the defendant officer was entitled to qualified immunity on all claims because he had at least arguable reasonable suspicion for the investigatory stop and arguable probable cause for the arrest, and his use of force was objectively reasonable.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-02-10
The district court adopted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, granting summary judgment for all defendants and closing the case.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-10
A Florida inmate sued prison officials for allegedly failing to protect him from excessive force, deliberate indifference to medical needs, and supervisory failures under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, naming twenty defendants across fourteen counts. The district court granted the defendants'
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-02-10
The district court properly granted the defendants' motion to dismiss and dismissed the plaintiff's complaint with prejudice. The plaintiff's objections to the magistrate judge's report and recommendation were untimely and failed to raise new arguments. The court found that the j
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-07
A plaintiff who is not the personal representative of the decedent's estate, and is statutorily disqualified from serving as such due to a felony conviction, lacks standing to bring claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Bivens, the Federal Tort Claims Act, or the Americans with Disabili
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-06
The court held that the plaintiff's pro se complaint failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the named defendants.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-02-04
The court granted summary judgment for the defendant on Count VI, finding insufficient evidence of a widespread custom or policy. The court also found that the plaintiff could not amend his complaint to assert a state tort claim for false arrest under § 1983.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-02-04
The court held that the evidence was legally insufficient to support a finding of excessive force because the force used was de minimis and the injuries were minor.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-02-03
The court held that the defendant was entitled to qualified immunity because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs and had not exhausted administrative remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-01-31
The court granted summary judgment for Deputy Archer, finding no competent evidence of her use of excessive force, but denied summary judgment for Deputy Redinger, finding a triable issue of fact regarding his use of excessive force.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-01-31
The court adopted the magistrate's report recommending denial of summary judgment for certain officers on excessive force and failure-to-intervene claims, while granting summary judgment for nurse defendants.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-01-31
The court held that a plaintiff's failure to prosecute and comply with court orders warrants dismissal of the case without prejudice.