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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-23
Lester Eugene Fisher, an incarcerated inmate, sued three correctional officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging they violated his constitutional rights by using excessive force, racist language, denying him food, and leaving him handcuffed among unrestrained inmates during a Febr
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-17
The court held that a plaintiff's complaint seeking a federal declaration of a state marriage's validity and enjoining state officials from requiring repudiation of that marriage as part of a treatment plan fails to state a claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-02
The court held that the defendant met his burden of proving the plaintiff failed to properly exhaust his administrative remedies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-28
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for violations of his Fourth Amendment rights because the officers had probable cause for the traffic stop, search, and arrest, and the stop was not unreasonably prolonged.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-07-26
The court held that official capacity claims for damages are barred by the Eleventh Amendment, supervisory and corporate defendants are not liable absent personal involvement or unconstitutional policy, and the Larkin defendants' actions were not deliberately indifferent. Claims
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-25
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible Eighth Amendment claim against Centurion and that the FDOC Defendants were entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity for claims in their official capacities.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-25
The court held that the plaintiff's pro se civil rights complaint failed to state a plausible claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-17
Nicole DeSimone, a former inmate at Flagler County Jail, brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Florida state law alleging that correctional officer Bradley Gilyard sexually assaulted her in January 2017 due to systemic failures in security and supervision. The
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-10
A judge acting within their judicial capacity is entitled to absolute immunity from civil suits for damages unless they acted in the clear absence of all jurisdiction.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-07-05
The court held that the plaintiff inmate failed to properly exhaust his administrative remedies as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-20
The court held that a pretrial detainee's claim arising from transportation in a vehicle without seatbelts does not, without more, state a constitutional violation for failure to allege a substantial risk of serious harm.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-15
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because he did not allege lack of probable cause for arrests or favorable termination of criminal proceedings, and certain defendants were immune from suit.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-12
The court held that the plaintiff failed to properly exhaust administrative remedies because he did not comply with the FDOC's deadlines for filing grievances and appeals.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-09
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for malicious prosecution under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because probation violation proceedings are not criminal prosecutions and did not terminate in his favor, and civilian defendants are not state actors, while prose
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-09
The court held that the plaintiff's civil rights complaint was premature because success on his claim would necessarily imply the invalidity of the disciplinary punishment, and alternatively, that he failed to state a claim because he was not deprived of a protected liberty inter
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-08
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state an Eighth Amendment claim for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs against the defendant medical provider.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-06-05
The court held that the complaint must be dismissed because the plaintiff failed to pay the filing fee and the allegations were frivolous.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-05-31
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint failed to state a plausible claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and was procedurally deficient. The court also denied the request for injunctive relief.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-05-05
The court held that the pro se plaintiff's civil rights complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted and is frivolous, warranting dismissal without prejudice.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-04-28
The Court dismissed the complaint with prejudice as frivolous and malicious, warning of sanctions for future filings.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-04-28
The court held that the complaint must be dismissed because the named defendant is not a legal entity amenable to suit and the claim is barred by the statute of limitations.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-04-14
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for relief against any defendant, and thus the action must be dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-28
A plaintiff must allege facts sufficient to establish probable cause for at least one offense to survive a motion to dismiss a Fourth Amendment false arrest claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-27
Claims against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) are dismissed due to Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity, but claims against Aramark and its supervisor may proceed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-15
The court held that the plaintiff's pro se civil rights complaint failed to state a plausible claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-09
A death-row inmate challenged the Florida Department of Corrections' placement of him on non-contact visitation status for approximately 18 years, alleging it violated his Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment due process rights. The district court granted the defendants' summary judgme
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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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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.·
2023-01-05
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.·
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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M.D. Fla.·
2022-12-09
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Department of Corrections Medical Department or S. Geiger.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-11-30
A pro se litigant cannot represent others in a class action, and a complaint alleging denial of access to courts must demonstrate actual injury or hindrance to pursuing a legal claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-11-28
The court held that the plaintiff inmate's pro se complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and was therefore dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-11-28
The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, specifically for an Eighth Amendment violation.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-11-28
The court held that the plaintiff failed to properly exhaust his administrative remedies by filing his grievance appeal untimely, thus his complaint must be dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-10-26
The court held that the plaintiff's pro se civil rights complaint was frivolous and failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted against any of the defendants.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-10-24
The court denied the plaintiff's emergency motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction because it was procedurally and substantively deficient.
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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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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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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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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.·
2022-08-26
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
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.·
2022-08-17
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.·
2022-08-15
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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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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M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-18
A pretrial detainee's pro se civil rights complaint was dismissed because it failed to state a plausible claim for relief against the defendants.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-08
The court held that the plaintiff failed to properly exhaust administrative remedies because his grievances did not address the policy of delaying treatment, but rather focused on diet and vitamin requests.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-05
The court held that the plaintiff's claims were not barred by the statute of limitations due to the prison mailbox rule, but the claim against the private attorney was dismissed for failure to state a claim as he was not a state actor. The court also found that the Heck v. Humphr