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.·
2023-04-10
A non-attorney parent cannot represent a minor child pro se in federal court, and a complaint attempting to do so fails to state a claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-04-05
The court held that the pro se plaintiff must identify defendants by name to effectuate service of process and cannot compel a non-party to reveal their identities through discovery.
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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.·
2023-03-23
The court held that the plaintiff's allegations were insufficient to establish a policy or custom of the defendant medical provider that caused the alleged constitutional violation, and thus failed to state a claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-23
The court held that the plaintiff's claims for arrest without probable cause and excessive force failed to state a claim, and the defendants were entitled to qualified immunity.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-22
A Florida resident sued the Town of Howey-in-the-Hills under federal civil rights law, alleging that town officials violated his First Amendment rights by restricting his ability to speak at public council meetings and retaliating against him for his critical speech through vario
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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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S.D. Fla.·
2023-03-13
The court held that disputed factual issues regarding the officers' reasonable suspicion and probable cause preclude dismissal on qualified immunity grounds for false arrest and excessive force claims, and that the malicious prosecution claim is facially plausible, but the munici
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-03-13
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted because it did not sufficiently allege an unconstitutional policy or custom, deliberate indifference to serious medical needs, or a violation of constitutional rights by the d
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-08
The court held that the plaintiff's RICO claim is barred by Heck v. Humphrey, and his § 1983 claims fail to state a plausible claim for relief due to vague allegations and failure to allege specific constitutional deprivations.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-02-28
The court granted the plaintiff's motion to appeal in forma pauperis because one of his three asserted appellate issues was not frivolous.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-02-27
The court held that the plaintiffs failed to plead a viable Monell claim, thus the City cannot be held liable under § 1983.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-17
The court held that a pro se prisoner's failure to fully disclose prior litigation history constitutes an abuse of the judicial process warranting dismissal, and that the complaint also failed to state a claim for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-02-07
The court granted summary judgment for the defendant, finding the plaintiff failed to establish deliberate indifference to a serious medical need under the Eighth Amendment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-13
The court denied the plaintiff's request for assistance because the case was already closed by summary judgment and the requested information was irrelevant to the claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-10
The court held that the officers' use of force was reasonable under the circumstances, and thus granted summary judgment on excessive force, battery, IIED, malicious prosecution, and Monell claims.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-01-05
Summary judgment is granted for the defendants because the decedent was not in police custody, the officers' actions did not violate a constitutional right, and therefore the officers are entitled to qualified immunity.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-04
The court held that plaintiff failed to state a claim against individual defendants Perez-Lugo and Campbell due to insufficient factual allegations, but sufficiently stated a claim against Centurion and Corizon regarding their alleged policies of denying medical care.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-12-21
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint fails to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 because the allegations are conclusory and vague, and fail to establish an official policy or custom as the moving force behind the alleged constitutional deprivation.
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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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11th Cir.·
2022-11-30
Michael Baxter sued Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy Trevor Lee under federal and state law after a December 2017 traffic stop during which Deputy Lee ordered Baxter out of his vehicle to conduct a dog sniff for drugs and subsequently arrested him for obstruction after Baxter resi
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-11-07
The court granted the motion to dismiss Count I, finding the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim against the City under § 1983.
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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.·
2022-10-27
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for a constitutional violation of bodily privacy and failed to establish supervisory liability against the Sheriff.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-10-18
The court dismissed the case due to the pro se plaintiff's willful failure to prosecute and comply with court orders, including pretrial directives.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-23
The court denied motions to dismiss filed by the Department of Corrections and Centurion, finding that the plaintiff adequately alleged claims for negligent supervision and deliberate indifference, and also denied Centurion's motion to dismiss the claim for punitive damages.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-19
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint was a shotgun pleading and dismissed it without prejudice, granting leave to amend.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-09-13
The court adopted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, granting the defendants' motion to dismiss all counts with prejudice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-09-07
The Court grants in part Defendants' motions to dismiss, dismissing Plaintiff's federal claims and declining supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-09
A ten-year-old boy with non-communicative autism filed a civil rights lawsuit after being handcuffed and transported to a psychiatric facility by a school resource officer in 2018, claiming violations of the Fourth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, and the Americans with Disabilit
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-03
An inmate with hepatitis C sued the Florida Department of Corrections and two private healthcare contractors, alleging they violated his Eighth Amendment rights and statutory protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act by refusing to provide direc
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-19
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim against the Sheriff, the medical provider, and the jail itself, but granted leave to amend the complaint.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-13
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and contained fantastic or delusional allegations, warranting dismissal under the PLRA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-05
The court held that the defendant's motion to dismiss the second amended complaint should be denied, allowing the takings, procedural due process, and negligence claims to proceed.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-06-24
The court held that the wife lacked standing, the husband's claims were barred by Rooker-Feldman and the statute of limitations, and the official-capacity claim failed Monell requirements.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-06-21
An inmate brought an Eighth Amendment constitutional violation claim against Florida prison officials and a medical services contractor, alleging that a sergeant assaulted him and that medical personnel delayed and denied adequate treatment for his resulting serious shoulder inju
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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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M.D. Fla.·
2022-06-14
The court held that the plaintiff's second amended complaint constituted an impermissible shotgun pleading and was dismissed.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-06-07
The court held that the plaintiff's deliberate indifference claim may proceed against Corizon and Centurion, and against Drs. Shah and Shubert, as the allegations sufficiently state a plausible claim for relief.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-05-06
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint failed to state a claim for malicious prosecution under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-04-03
The court held that Plaintiff had standing as personal representative, but dismissed claims for deliberate indifference and excessive force due to failure to state a claim under the relevant constitutional amendments and Monell requirements.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-03-31
McDonough sued Homestead police officers and the City of Homestead for federal and state law violations stemming from his arrests related to disruptive conduct at City Hall meetings in July and September 2016. The court granted summary judgment for the defendants, holding that Se
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N.D. Fla.·
2022-03-31
The court granted defendants' motions to exclude the expert opinions and testimony of Dr. Roy Bedard.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-03-28
The court held that the defendant detective was entitled to qualified immunity because probable cause existed to arrest the plaintiff, and therefore the plaintiff failed to state a claim for malicious prosecution under the Fourth Amendment.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-03-26
The court held that probable cause existed for the arrest, entitling Detective Sealey to qualified immunity on the federal claims.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-03-22
The court held that defendants Schouest and Bowden are entitled to qualified immunity because plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim against them for deliberate indifference or due process violations related to their role as grievance responders. The court also found that pl
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-03-21
The court held that the pro se plaintiff's complaint failed to state a claim and was a shotgun pleading, but granted leave to amend.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-03-21
The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint was a shotgun pleading and dismissed it without prejudice, granting leave to amend.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-03-21
The court granted Nurse Bennefield's motion to dismiss all claims against her, finding she was entitled to qualified immunity and the plaintiff failed to state claims for relief. The court found the plaintiff stated a plausible Eighth Amendment claim against Dr. Montoya.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-03-04
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against any of the defendants, either individually or in their official capacities. The court dismissed the complaint with leave to amend.