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67 F.4th 1282·
11th Cir.·
2023-05-17
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Wendall Hall sued correctional officers under Section 1983 for using chemical agents against him and withholding food in retaliation for filing grievances, but the district court dismissed his claims against two officers on Heck grounds and allowed only nominal damages against a
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439 F. Supp. 2d 1237·
S.D. Fla.·
2006-07-13
·cited 8×
The court held that the plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies and improperly sued for mental and emotional injuries without alleging physical injury, requiring dismissal of the complaint.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-14
The court held that the plaintiff inmate stated a plausible claim for violation of the Eighth Amendment based on a prison official's failure to intervene in an assault, and that the plaintiff's alleged injuries were not de minimis.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-23
A prisoner's complaint alleging deliberate indifference to a substantial risk of serious harm from a cellmate, or retaliation for filing grievances, fails to state a constitutional claim if it lacks specific factual allegations of threat or harm, and a mere denial of grievances d
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-07
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because his allegations were conclusory, failed to establish a constitutional deprivation, and did not meet the requirements of the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-12-11
The court held that the plaintiff's direct emergency grievance, denied because the matter was under investigation, constituted exhaustion of administrative remedies, and that the plaintiff's alleged injuries were sufficient to overcome the PLRA's de minimis physical injury requir
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-12-06
The court held that the plaintiff's excessive force and Eighth Amendment claims are not barred by Heck v. Humphrey, and he has alleged sufficient physical injury to pursue compensatory damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e), and punitive damages are available. However, the ADA claim
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-12-02
The court held that RFRA claims are dismissed, RLUIPA and KKK Act claims are dismissed, and compensatory damages are dismissed due to lack of physical injury, but Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection and First Amendment Free Exercise claims for nominal and punitive damages may p
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-11-26
The court held that the plaintiff exhausted administrative remedies for his religious services claim but failed to exhaust for his religious headgear claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-08-06
The court held that plaintiff stated a claim for First Amendment retaliation but failed to state claims for Eighth Amendment cruel and unusual punishment, civil conspiracy, civil theft, sexual harassment, pain and suffering, and mental anguish.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-07-24
The court held that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged excessive force and failure to intervene claims against certain defendants, but failed to state a retaliation claim against others. Eleventh Amendment immunity applies to official capacity monetary claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-07-01
An inmate at a Florida correctional facility brought a § 1983 civil rights action alleging that prison medical staff assaulted him and sergeants sexually assaulted him in retaliation for filing medical grievances. The court denied motions for summary judgment by all defendants, f
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-22
The court held that Eleventh Amendment immunity bars claims for monetary damages against state officials in their official capacities. The court also found that the use of force by Sgt. R. Molinski was not objectively unreasonable under the Eighth Amendment, and thus, summary jud
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-11-07
The court held that a claim against Defendant Jackson is dismissed for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, but the claim for punitive damages against Defendant Lizenbee is not statutorily barred.
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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.·
2022-11-15
The court held that the plaintiff's civil rights complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted due to numerous deficiencies, including duplicative claims, failure to allege personal involvement, and lack of specificity.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-29
The court held that the Sheriff's motion to dismiss should be denied, and while some of the plaintiff's claims are dismissed, others concerning retaliation, deliberate indifference to medical needs, and unconstitutional conditions of confinement may proceed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-01-19
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because his allegations were too vague and lacked specific facts to support his constitutional claims. The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice, granting leave to amend.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-10-13
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state an Eighth Amendment claim for cruel and unusual punishment due to unsanitary conditions, and his claims for injunctive relief were moot.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-09-09
In May 2019, prison inmate LeSamuel Palmer initiated a Section 1983 civil rights suit against Florida Department of Corrections officers after he was subjected to chemical agent spraying and forced cell extraction at Union Correctional Institution, alleging violations of his Eigh
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-29
The court held that the defendant doctor was not deliberately indifferent to the inmate's serious mental health needs, as the inmate failed to show the doctor had subjective knowledge of a significant risk of self-harm.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-07
The court held that the plaintiff's allegations, if true, may state a plausible claim for a due process violation regarding visitation restrictions, and that defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity at this stage. The court also declined to dismiss claims for injunctive
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-03
The court held that the amended complaint was a shotgun pleading and failed to state claims under the Eighth Amendment or ADA, and that claims for injunctive and declaratory relief were moot.
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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.·
2021-04-16
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.·
2021-04-08
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.·
2021-04-08
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.·
2021-03-01
Prison inmate Mack Tedder sued the Florida Department of Corrections and PRIDE Enterprises for alleged discrimination in hiring decisions for a prison dental laboratory position, claiming violations of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause, Title VII, the ADA, and Fl
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-12-08
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for denial of access to the courts and that his claim was barred by the PLRA due to lack of physical injury.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-11-18
The court denied defendants' motion for partial summary judgment on damages and plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, finding genuine issues of material fact regarding the plaintiff's injuries and the merits of the Eighth Amendment claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-07-17
The court held that the plaintiff's failure to prosecute the case after multiple extensions and warnings warranted dismissal without prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-05-20
The court held that a prisoner cannot bring a federal civil action for mental or emotional injury without a prior showing of physical injury, and that claims against a state official in her official capacity require showing a policy or custom caused the injury.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-04-30
The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint stated plausible claims for excessive force under the Eighth Amendment and that his alleged injuries met the physical injury requirement for damages under the PLRA, denying the motion to dismiss.
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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.·
2020-02-10
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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M.D. Fla.·
2019-12-03
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted due to improper joinder of unrelated claims and failure to allege actionable constitutional violations.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-11-27
The court held that HIPAA does not create a private cause of action, and a prisoner cannot recover compensatory or punitive damages for mental or emotional injury without alleging a physical injury, but nominal damages may be available.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-10-22
An inmate sued two prison doctors for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs under the Eighth Amendment, alleging they failed to monitor his blood for gentamicin toxicity despite knowing he had kidney problems that increased his risk of harm from the drug. The court den
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-10-07
The court held that genuine issues of material fact preclude summary judgment on the Eighth Amendment excessive force claim, but granted summary judgment on the Eleventh Amendment claim for official capacity damages.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-08-08
The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint was subject to dismissal for failure to comply with court orders and for failing to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.
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199 F. Supp. 2d 1264·
N.D. Fla.·
2002-05-03
The court held that the plaintiff's allegations of sexual assault, including forced oral sex, resulting in physical pain, cuts, bruises, vomiting, and shock, constitute 'physical injury' under the PLRA, 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e), thus allowing claims for compensatory and punitive dama