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M.D. Fla.·
2024-10-29
The court held that the Sheriff's motion to dismiss should be granted because the plaintiff failed to plausibly allege that the Sheriff's Office had a policy or custom that caused the alleged constitutional violations. The court also found that Dr. Dully's motion to dismiss shoul
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-10-18
Plaintiff Ronnie Reed sued Sheriff Thomas Kevin Waters and Jacksonville Sheriff's Office officers alleging they unconstitutionally strip-searched him multiple times on a public street based on unfounded suspicion, without finding any evidence. The court found Reed stated a plausi
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-10-17
The court extended the time for service of process for sixty days, rather than dismissing the claims against the Township, because the statute of limitations would likely bar refiling.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-10-08
The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and was dismissed without prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-09-23
The court held that a prisoner's claims of deliberate indifference and failure to train regarding medical treatment and dietary restrictions failed to state a claim under the Eighth Amendment, and claims related to medication were time-barred.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-09-10
The court held that the Second Amended Complaint failed to state a plausible claim for relief under the Eighth Amendment and Monell liability, warranting dismissal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-08-21
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for municipal liability under § 1983 for failure to train or supervise, and that the state law negligence claim was barred by sovereign immunity or failed to state a claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-08-13
The court held that a non-lawyer proceeding pro se cannot represent other pro se plaintiffs, and that the complaint failed to state claims for false arrest, false imprisonment, and failure to train due to insufficient factual allegations.
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N.D. Fla.·
2024-08-07
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for relief under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-08-05
The court granted in part and denied in part the motion to dismiss, dismissing individual plaintiffs' claims for lack of standing, claims against John Doe defendants, and supervisory liability claims, while allowing amendment for wrongful death claims and denying dismissal for ex
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-07-24
The court granted summary judgment for defendants on most claims, finding no genuine dispute of material fact regarding excessive force and upholding qualified immunity.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-07-24
A police department is not a legal entity subject to suit under Florida law, and a failure-to-train claim requires specific allegations of policy and deliberate indifference.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-06-27
The court held that Plaintiff adequately alleged a Section 1983 claim against Sheriff Wells and Manatee County for deliberate indifference, but granted dismissal of punitive damages claims against Sheriff Wells and Manatee County.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-05-23
Angela Heath, suing as administrator of her deceased son Randy Heath's estate, brought Eighth Amendment claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Miami-Dade County for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs and failure to train jail staff to properly care for inmates with m
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-05-13
The court held that the plaintiff's third amended complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and must be dismissed without prejudice, with leave to amend.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-04-10
The court held that the plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint failed to sufficiently allege a Monell claim for municipal liability based on ratification or failure to train, but dismissed the claim without prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-02-26
The court dismissed most claims for shotgun pleading and failure to state a claim, but granted leave to amend for most counts, finding that a pro se plaintiff should have at least one opportunity to cure deficiencies.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-02-09
The court held that a prisoner's claim alleging denial of Suboxone treatment under Title II of the ADA could proceed, but claims for denial of access to courts, retaliation, and failure to train were dismissed for failing to state a claim.
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S.D. Fla.·
2024-01-24
Sullenberger sued the City of Coral Gables and police officers under federal civil rights law after they arrested him at his home on December 2, 2017, when he was found holding a shotgun during a response to a burglar alarm. The district court dismissed his claims under 42 U.S.C.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-12-11
The court accepted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, granting summary judgment for Sheriff Snyder because the plaintiff failed to establish sufficient notice of the deputy's misconduct to support a Monell claim for failure to train or supervise.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-28
Surgret Doss sued several law enforcement officials and the City of Tampa, alleging conspiracy and malicious prosecution after a judge referred him to police for potential perjury during a foreclosure dispute, leading to his arrest and prosecution. The district court dismissed mo
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-09-05
In this civil rights case, plaintiff Sanguinetti claimed that deputies and private security personnel violated his constitutional rights by allegedly using excessive force, making a false arrest, and maliciously prosecuting him without probable cause following a denied entry to a
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-23
The Court dismissed the plaintiff's complaint sua sponte because it constituted a shotgun pleading, failing to provide adequate notice of claims and grounds to the defendants.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-17
The court held that a genuine issue of material fact exists regarding whether Deputy Harrell used excessive force, precluding summary judgment on the Fourth Amendment claim, and that Chambliss's right was clearly established.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-06-01
A federal court in Miami denied in part and granted in part motions to dismiss a civil rights complaint arising from police use of force against a peaceful protester during a George Floyd demonstration in Fort Lauderdale on May 31, 2020. The court held that the plaintiff stated a
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-04-05
The court held that the plaintiff's failure to train claim was properly dismissed for failing to state a claim, but his failure to protect claim, as amended, sufficiently alleged deliberate indifference and could proceed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-31
The court held that federal and state false arrest claims, and a § 1983 claim for seizure of personal property, adequately stated claims for relief and would proceed, while other claims were dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-20
The court granted in part and denied in part the motion for reconsideration, allowing the plaintiff one final opportunity to amend his official capacity claim against the Sheriff, but denying reconsideration of the dismissal of official capacity claims against the deputies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-17
Plaintiff Martínez Bowman sued Columbia County Sheriff Mark Hunter, Deputy David Harvey, and Deputy Jayme Gohde under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Florida state law following a 2020 incident in which deputies pulled over his vehicle for deficient lighting, deployed a police canine that b
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-12-19
The court held that the plaintiff's claims for excessive force and failure to intervene could proceed, but the failure-to-train claim was dismissed without prejudice for lack of factual allegations.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-11-07
The court held that the officers were entitled to qualified immunity because they had arguable probable cause to arrest the plaintiff for breach of the peace or public nuisance, even if not for indecent exposure. The court also dismissed the municipal liability claim against the
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-11-02
The court held that claims based on the 2017 incident are likely time-barred, and claims against officers Cajuso and Sosa, and for excessive force, false arrest, and equal protection violations against officer Blacio, fail to state a claim or are barred by qualified immunity. Mun
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-06-21
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint failed to state a claim for failure to train, failure to protect, or negligence under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice, granting the plaintiff an opportunity to amend.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-06-16
The court held that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged that the officer acted in bad faith, thus removing him from statutory immunity, and that the city could be liable under § 1983 for failure to train officers on plain-clothed overnight details where the need for such training
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-05-17
The court held that the plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies against Sgt. Johnson and Warden Acosta because his grievances did not provide sufficient notice of his claims against them.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-03-14
The court granted the motion to dismiss Count III, finding the plaintiff failed to state a claim for negligent supervision and negligent training.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-01-03
The court held that genuine issues of material fact exist regarding whether Lee Memorial Health System had notice of Hechavarria's unfitness and whether its actions constituted deliberate indifference or negligence, thus denying summary judgment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-09-23
Dillon Webb sued Columbia County sheriff's deputies and the sheriff for violating his constitutional rights when they arrested him for displaying an obscene bumper sticker reading "I EAT A**" on his vehicle and subsequently subjected him to incarceration and a strip search. The c
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-09-17
A police officer's use of force claim under the Fourth Amendment was dismissed as barred by qualified immunity, where the officer's conduct—including pointing a firearm, using physical contact, and deploying a taser against a non-compliant suspect—was not clearly established as u
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-09-03
The court denied the plaintiff's motions for reconsideration and leave to amend the complaint.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-10
The court held that Defendant Faltz's motion to dismiss should be denied, but Defendant Lee's motion to dismiss should be granted because the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim against him.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-06-01
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office or Sheriff Mike Williams, either individually or in his official capacity.
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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.·
2021-04-30
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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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.·
2021-04-01
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.·
2021-03-17
The personal representatives of a deceased prisoner sued corrections officers and medical staff at a Florida prison for allegedly depriving the inmate of adequate food, medical care, and mental health treatment in violation of his constitutional rights. The court denied summary j
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-02-23
The court adopted in part and rejected in part the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, dismissing the plaintiff's amended complaint as a shotgun pleading and several of his claims.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-02-18
Eric Watkins sued police officers for falsely arresting him for exposing his genitals in a public park, claiming they violated his Fourth Amendment rights, and also brought claims for fabricating evidence, malicious prosecution, and due process violations. The court denied qualif