Monell Liability

639 Florida cases classified under this topic, plus 169 listed through its narrower topics · sorted by citation count · browse and sort

• Smith v. Slimak
  S.D. Fla.· 2025-01-29
  The court held that the plaintiff's claim for unlawful arrest/false imprisonment under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Officer Slimak stated a plausible claim for relief, but other claims against Slimak and Miami-Dade County were dismissed.
• Reddick v. Osborn
  N.D. Fla.· 2025-01-23
  The court held that some claims are dismissed for failure to state a claim, while others may proceed but are stayed pending resolution of related state criminal proceedings.
• Gordon v. Weems
  M.D. Fla.· 2025-01-21
  The court held that the plaintiff's second amended complaint failed to state a plausible claim for relief and improperly joined unrelated claims.
• Smith Jr. v. Poveda
  S.D. Fla.· 2025-01-13
  The court held that the plaintiff's complaint failed to state a plausible claim for relief under § 1983.
• Baker v. Shelly
  M.D. Fla.· 2025-01-03
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for an Eighth Amendment violation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the defendants.
• Kelly v. Bartow Police Dep't
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-12-26
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to sufficiently allege municipal liability under § 1983 for malicious prosecution, but stated claims for state law false arrest and false imprisonment, as the issue of probable cause could not be resolved on a motion to dismiss.
• Lewis v. Palm Beach Cnty. Sheriff's Off.
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-12-19
  The court held that some claims, including deliberate indifference and First Amendment retaliation, could proceed, while others, particularly policy-based claims against supervisory officials and entities, were dismissed for failure to state a claim.
• McKinnon v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr.
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-12-16
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to state claims against most defendants and for most claims, but an excessive force claim against one defendant in his individual capacity will proceed.
• Mack v. City of Marianna
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-12-13
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the city or the police captain, and recommended declining supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claims.
• Sheets v. Jimenez
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-12-12
  The court held that the officers are entitled to qualified immunity on most claims, and the city is not liable under Monell, as the plaintiff failed to state a constitutional violation. Claims against officers in their official capacity are dismissed as duplicative.
• Lopez v. City of Opa-Locka
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-12-02
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to plead sufficient factual allegations to plausibly establish a municipal policy or custom that was the moving force behind her alleged constitutional deprivations under section 1983.
• Gaston v. Lake Cnty.
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-11-22
  The court held that most of the plaintiff's claims failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, but claims of First Amendment retaliation against certain deputies remain pending.
• Thomas v. Centurion of Florida
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-11-21
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for an Eighth Amendment violation against the medical defendants and the corporate defendant, and that claims against a John Doe defendant were dismissed for improper venue.
• Harris v. Fla. Dep't of Corr.
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-11-21
  The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint failed to state a claim and was due to be dismissed without prejudice for failure to comply with court orders and for failing to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.
• Johnson v. Centurion of Fla. LLC
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-10-31
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim under the Eighth Amendment and § 1983 against the healthcare provider, as the allegations did not demonstrate deliberate indifference or a policy/custom causing the delay in medical treatment.
• Lawshe v. Hardwick
  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
• Scheffler v. Chitwood
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-10-28
  The court held that the defendants are entitled to summary judgment because the restrictions on speech on the Facebook page were viewpoint-neutral and reasonable, and the plaintiff failed to show he was treated differently from similarly situated individuals.
• Reed v. Waters
  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
• Williams v. The GEO Grp., Inc.
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-10-03
  The court adopted the magistrate judge's recommendations, denying the motion for sanctions and granting the motion to dismiss the second amended complaint with prejudice.
• Lewis v. King
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-30
  The court held that the plaintiff's second amended complaint failed to state a claim and constituted a shotgun pleading, and that video evidence conclusively contradicted her allegations of intentional conduct.
• Goudy v. Hoffman
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-30
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, dismissing all counts with prejudice.
• Henderson v. Milillo
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-30
  The court held that the plaintiff's complaint was a shotgun pleading and dismissed it, but granted leave to amend for certain claims, while dismissing others with prejudice.
• Doss v. Holder
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-24
  Surgret Doss, representing himself, sued law enforcement officers and the City of Tampa after being charged with perjury based on an indigency application he filed, which charged he did not own property despite owning four properties; he claimed the prosecution lacked probable ca
• Pereyra-Diaz v. City of Doral
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-09-23
  The court recommended denying the motion to dismiss, finding that the plaintiff plausibly alleged a property interest in her employment, a deprivation of due process due to lack of a hearing, and a liberty interest claim based on a stigmatizing statement in her termination letter
• Am. Civil Liberties Union Found. of Fla., Inc. v. Baker Cnty. Sheriff's Off.
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-11
  The court held that the plaintiffs failed to allege a constitutional violation regarding the postponement of legal visits, and that the defendant Baker County Corrections Management Corporation was not a necessary party and was dismissed.
• Williams v. The GEO Grp., Inc.
  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.
• Moore v. Williams
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-08-28
  The court held that the federal law claims in Counts XVIII and XIX were duplicative and dismissed Count XVIII, the willful and wanton conduct claim in Count XX was barred by sovereign immunity and dismissed, and the indemnification claim in Count XXVII was dismissed.
• 114 E. Ocean LLC v. Town of Lantana
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-08-28
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for a Monell violation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and therefore declined supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claim.
• Doss v. Holder
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-08-27
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to meet the standard for reconsideration of prior orders, as the motion was conclusory, lacked legal basis, and did not demonstrate manifest error, new evidence, or injustice.
• Nelson v. City of Jacksonville
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-08-26
  The court granted the motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim regarding the Monell claim and the failure to intervene claim.
• Doe v. Hernando Cnty. Sch. Dist.
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-08-26
  The parent and eight-year-old disabled student filed this discrimination suit against a school district and school officials, alleging physical abuse, failure to provide educational accommodations, and retaliation following complaints to authorities. The court granted the plainti
• Saintcy v. Fla. Dep't of Revenue Child Support Program
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-08-23
  The court held that it lacks subject matter jurisdiction over claims against defendants in their official capacities due to Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity and that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars claims seeking to invalidate state administrative orders.
• Calisi v. Volusia Cnty. Dep't of Corr.
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-08-23
  The court held that the complaint fails to state a claim because it names improper parties and lacks sufficient factual allegations for the remaining claims.
• Hodges v. Hunter
  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.
• Boe v. Garcia
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-08-15
  The court held that the pro se plaintiff's complaint must be dismissed without prejudice for failing to state a claim because it constitutes a "shotgun pleading."
• Waters v. Officer Calderon
  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
• Perez v. Anderson
  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.
• Thomas v. Beebe
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-07-18
  The court held that a nolo contendere plea establishes probable cause, barring Fourth Amendment claims and malicious prosecution claims, and that sovereign immunity bars state law trespass claims against state actors.
• Darling v. Zavaleta
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-07-15
  The court held that the pro se plaintiff's complaint failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for Fourth Amendment violations, as the officers' actions were reasonable under the circumstances and the plaintiff failed to allege a municipal policy or custom for official capac
• Clark v. Pinellas Cnty. Sheriff Dep't
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-07-12
  The court held that the pro se plaintiff's complaint failed to state a claim and must be dismissed without prejudice, with leave to amend to pursue claims arising from his time in the Pinellas County jail.
• Cantrell Dunsmore v. Wells
  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.
• Adkins v. Charlotte C.I.
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-06-25
  The court held that the plaintiff's second amended complaint states a plausible claim against Dr. Noe for an Eighth Amendment violation, but dismisses claims against other defendants for failure to state a claim.
• Bonilla-Melgar v. Quilan
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-06-21
  The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint, while an improvement, still fails to properly plead claims against defendants in their individual capacities and violates local rules regarding margins, requiring a second amended complaint.
• Saunders v. City of Lakeland
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-06-03
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to state claims for violations of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Title VI, and also failed to state a claim for negligence, warranting dismissal of the complaint.
• White v. Centurion of Fla. LLC
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-05-28
  The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
• Starks v. City of Miami Gardens
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-05-24
  Dr. Robin Starks, a police major, sued Miami Gardens and Police Chief Delma Noel-Pratt alleging retaliation for whistleblowing under Florida law and for her First Amendment-protected speech after she was terminated following an investigation into alleged malfeasance and improper
• Williams v. Dixon
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-05-23
  Elmer Williams, a former inmate with prostate cancer and mobility issues, sued the Florida Department of Corrections and medical contractors for Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference and First Amendment retaliation, alleging defendants delayed his cancer treatment and denied h
• Heath v. Miami-Dade Cnty.
  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
• Williams v. The GEO Grp., Inc.
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-05-21
  The court adopted the Magistrate Judge's recommendation to dismiss the amended complaint without prejudice, granting the plaintiff one more opportunity to amend.
• Muszik v. Town of Redington Shores
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-05-20
  Carol Muszik sued Mayor Marybeth Henderson and the Town of Redington Shores for First Amendment retaliation, alleging Henderson orchestrated investigations, code enforcement actions, and other adverse acts in response to Muszik's public opposition to local ordinances and politica