639 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 169 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · browse and sort
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-11
The court held that the plaintiff failed to sufficiently allege a municipal policy or custom for federal claims and failed to demonstrate compliance with statutory notice requirements for state law claims.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-08-04
The court accepted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, granting the defendants' motion to dismiss the plaintiff's amended complaint.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-04
The court held that Plaintiff sufficiently alleged disability discrimination under the ADA and FCRA, and retaliation under the Rehabilitation Act, but failed to state claims for retaliation under the ADA, FCRA, and First Amendment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-08-01
The court held that the defendant's motion to strike documents and arguments was denied because the plaintiff's disclosures were either harmless, properly authenticated, or not new claims.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-31
The court accepted the magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss federal claims with prejudice and remand state law claims, finding the officer had arguable probable cause and the city was not liable under Monell.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-22
The court held that Deputy Barnes is entitled to qualified immunity because his use of force was objectively reasonable and not a violation of clearly established law, and that the plaintiff failed to establish a deliberate indifference claim against Sheriff Chronister.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-22
A pro se prisoner sued correctional facility officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that other inmates cut her hair using razors provided by the defendants. The district court dismissed the amended complaint for failure to adequately allege a violation of any federal constitu
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-17
The court held that the plaintiff failed to present evidence of Monell liability, adverse conduct, or causation, and thus summary judgment for the defendant School Board was granted.
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N.D. Fla.·
2025-07-08
The court held that the plaintiff's second amended complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted under the Eighth Amendment.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-07-03
In Portes v. City of Doral, a federal district court granted in part and denied in part motions to dismiss brought by the city, individual police officers, and a security company in response to claims arising from the disputed arrest of Juan Jose Portes Jr. at his apartment compl
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-27
A prisoner's claim of excessive force against an individual officer may proceed, but claims against supervisors based on respondeat superior, claims regarding jail commissary prices, and claims against public defenders are dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-24
The court held that the plaintiff failed to plead sufficient facts to establish a municipal policy or custom for a § 1983 claim based on failure to train, and thus dismissed the federal claim with prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-24
The court held that the pro se plaintiff's complaint was a shotgun pleading and dismissed it without prejudice, granting leave to amend.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-23
Officer Riggall is entitled to qualified immunity on the false arrest and most of the excessive force claims, but not for macing the plaintiff while she was handcuffed in the police cruiser.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-20
The court held that the third amended complaint, a shotgun pleading, failed to state plausible claims, and video evidence contradicted the plaintiff's allegations, warranting dismissal with prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-20
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for viewpoint discrimination or selective enforcement under the First Amendment, and thus his Monell claim against the city also failed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-06-10
Special Magistrate Roepstorff is entitled to absolute quasi-judicial immunity, and certain claims against other defendants are dismissed for failure to state a claim or lack of constitutional basis.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-06-09
The court held that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances to proceed anonymously, as his privacy interests did not outweigh the presumption of open judicial proceedings.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-05-30
The court held that the plaintiff's motion to certify an interlocutory appeal should be denied because the plaintiff failed to meet the necessary prongs for certification under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b).
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-29
The court held that the student failed to demonstrate a substantial likelihood of success on the merits for his First Amendment claims regarding graduation attire.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-28
The court held that the plaintiff's allegations, if true, sufficiently stated claims for warrantless entry and excessive force under the Fourth Amendment, but dismissed other claims and the claim against the City.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-27
Summary judgment is granted for defendants on all claims because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate genuine disputes of material fact or violations of clearly established law, and defendants are entitled to qualified immunity and sovereign immunity.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-05-16
The court recommended granting dismissal for the hostile work environment and § 1983 claims, but denying dismissal for the unlawful discharge claims under the FCRA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-05-16
The court held that the plaintiff's Monell claims were deficient and dismissed them with prejudice because the allegations did not sufficiently establish a custom or policy of constitutional violations.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-05-12
The court held that the pro se plaintiff's amended complaint failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for various alleged constitutional violations.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-05-12
The court held that the complaint was an impermissible shotgun pleading and that the Title VII claims were untimely, warranting dismissal.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-29
The court recommended granting the motion to dismiss the failure to protect, Monell, negligent retention, and negligent training claims, but denying the motion to dismiss the failure to intervene claim.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-29
The court held that it had previously erred in denying the City of Miami's motion for summary judgment on the Monell claim, as the evidence relied upon (prior complaints without demonstrated merit, deposition testimony regarding investigation policies, and settled cases without a
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-04-22
The court held that the officer lacked reasonable suspicion and probable cause for the arrest, and that the use of force was excessive, denying dismissal for these claims. However, the court dismissed the vicarious liability and negligent hiring/retention claims against the City
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-17
The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and was deficient in multiple respects, warranting dismissal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-08
The court held that the amended complaint is a shotgun pleading and must be dismissed, but granted the plaintiff one final opportunity to amend.
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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 of cell door rattling did not establish an objective substantial risk of serious harm or a sufficiently culpable state of mind, nor did he allege official policy as the moving
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-04-04
An inmate diabetic at a Florida correctional facility sued Aramark Correctional Services and a food service director under Section 1983, alleging that inadequate meals violated his Eighth Amendment rights by failing to provide required calories and nutrition from March 2022 to No
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-31
The court granted in part and denied in part the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend, allowing her to file a second amended complaint, and denied the defendant's motion to dismiss as moot.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-28
The court held that the defendant deputy sheriff is not entitled to qualified immunity for ordering an investigatory strip search without reasonable suspicion, and that a violation of Florida Statute § 901.211 can form the basis for a common law negligence claim.
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S.D. Fla.·
2025-03-28
The court held that bifurcation of the trial would create inefficiencies and that limiting instructions would suffice to mitigate prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-18
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint fails to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and is therefore dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-17
The court granted the motion to dismiss in part, dismissing most claims due to procedural defects like shotgun pleading, improper party joinder, and lack of factual support, but allowed a Fourth Amendment claim against Officer Greene for an unlawful personal search to proceed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-13
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for viewpoint discrimination or a Monell claim against the city, granting the defendants' motions to dismiss.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-05
The court held that claims against Deputy Williams in his official capacity are dismissed as duplicative, but individual capacity claims for viewpoint discrimination and retaliation survive. Prior restraint claim against Deputy is dismissed due to qualified immunity. Monell claim
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-03-04
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible § 1983 claim against Centurion, LLC, because he did not allege a policy or custom of deliberate indifference. The claims against Centurion were dismissed without prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-24
The court held that the deputy had probable cause for the arrest based on a modified exhaust violation and resisting arrest, thus granting qualified immunity and dismissing the § 1983 claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-24
Earl Lee Dorey sued law enforcement officers under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, claiming they used excessive force against him during an arrest in September 2019, when deputies attempted to apprehend him at a residence in Oxford, Florida. The district court granted the defendants' mot
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-21
Keith Soanes, an inmate in the Florida Department of Corrections, filed a pro se civil rights complaint alleging that defendants violated his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by deleting his incoming and outgoing emails and scanned mail without notice, and by issuing vague c
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The court accepted the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, granting the motion to dismiss because the State Attorney's Office is immune under the Eleventh Amendment and the complaint constituted an impermissible shotgun pleading.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-18
The court held that the defendants' motions for summary judgment must be granted because the plaintiff failed to establish a constitutional violation or that the officer's actions violated clearly established law, thus entitling the officer to qualified immunity.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-10
Summary judgment is granted for the defendant because the plaintiff failed to present evidence of a policy or custom of deliberate indifference and failed to establish causation for his vision loss.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-07
A public employee cannot bring a class-of-one equal protection claim, and speech made in the course of employment duties is not protected by the First Amendment.
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The court held that the plaintiff's second amended complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted against any defendant.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-30
The court held that the pro se plaintiff's complaint was an impermissible shotgun pleading and failed to state a claim for an official capacity suit, requiring an amended complaint.