Williams et al v. Miami-Dade County et al, No. 1:2010cv21045 - Document 95 (S.D. Fla. 2012)
Court Description: ORDER granting 74 Motion for Summary Judgment by Miami-Dade County; granting 77 Motion for Summary Judgment by Officers de la Paz and Garcia. Counts I, II, IV, V and VI are dismissed; Count III will continue to trial. Signed by Chief Judge Federico A. Moreno on 1/6/2012. (mmz)
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Se ond, n Ofi e del Pa wasa yi t LVNR, tc rGa cawa al tsmula c whe tc r a z ppl ng he Ofi e r i s mos i t neousy l occ e wih t a r ta r sr ntofAntone. upid t he res nd e tai i Coun V:As a ta Ba tr unde Fl i l t s ul nd te y r orda aw Pl i if 'a guet tt c nt s d bela ef t as aul a ba tr comm it by is antfs r ha he ou y houl ibl or he s t nd te y ted t Ofi e sunde he yofvi rousla lt Howeve , fc r rat or ca i i biiy. r unde Fl i lw t c yi i r orda a he ount s mmunefo rm t labiiyofise oy sa ii fom wilul i e i lt t, nd t Pli if ha pldt t he i lt t mpl ee rsng r lf or nt ntona ors a he a ntfs ve e ha t ofier 'condu waswilu ,wa on and m alcous i count 1 a 11 To ove c e t s he fc s ct lf l nt ii n s 1 nd 1. r om hi i mmuniy,Pli if ar i t at r tve t tt ofi e s'co t a ntfs' gue n he le na i ha he fc r nduc wa m e ey neglgent not t s rl i , wilu a malci .I t i ame lf l nd i ous n her nded c ompli ,t y plad t s c a nt he e hi ountc r uly t a d a a ef l o voi ny lngua t t a ge ha woul s d ugge tmalceori ent Asaneglg eaci a i tt count t ofi e s' s i nt . i enc ton ga ns he y,he fc r a ton i r vi w e u ra % ea ona e ss's a r Pl ntf s a gue t r a e m a e i lf c s i c i s e e d nde t s bl ne ' t nda d. ai if ' r r he e r tra a t n dipu er ga di whehe t ofi r 'c s t e r ng t r he fce s onductwasr as bl undert sne i nc sa r a e ona e hi glge e t nda d nd tuss mmayj d me ts o l b d ne h u r u g n h ud e e id. Pl ntfsa eal d t purueat r tvet oresofr cove y, ndi i t u t tt c y ai if r lowe o s le na i he i e r a t s r e ha he ount c udb h l l b efrten gie t cso t ero fc r. t o a v S n e s 6 2So 2 4 o l e ed i l o h e l n a t f h i fies Ci fMimi . a d r , 7 . d 6, a g y 48( a 3 DCA 1 . Fl. d 996)Howe ,i or rf t scl m t s e Pl ntfsa er rdt pla ver n de or hi ai o ucc ed, ai if r equie o e d at si ta tofne i e'hatt ranllt s t ngot t nt a t a iai off c s tnc c di glgenc 't s ti s o omehi her ha he cual pplc ton ore pe durngt c s oft a r t'1 The Pli if f i t do s pi ng t ne i nc c i he our e he res.' d. antfs a l o o, nni he glge e ompone nt t t ofk e s us ofac o he t r ' e hokehol a at e ont Pl ntfs The ear t s a t t ts d nd as r he ai if . s e he ame c s ha uppor t t i xc svef c cl m, ndt r f ea enot si ta t of i nc Ac or ngl t Count here es i or e ai a he e or r ditnc c s neglge e. c di y,he y i e tte t s mmayj d me ta t Co n V. s n ild o u r u g n s o u t CountVl M alci Pr e uton by Ofk e sde l Pa a Ga c a : i ous os c i t r a z nd r i Dee a t'aee t ldt s fnd ns r n i e o umma yj d me t st Co n Vlb c u etePlitfs cam t r u g n a o u t e a s h an if' li f is as a m a t r o l w .The pl ntf s f l d t p e e a f c ua ba i t s al te f a ai i f aie o r s nt ny a t l s s o uppor one of t t he ee e s of t s cli :t pr s nce of malce i t comm e e e of a orgi l c i i l lm nt hi am he e e i n he nc m nt n i na rm na pr e di Pl i if ca oc e ng. a ntf s nnot s m pl i ude t w or i alce 'i t r pl adi wihout f c s i y ncl he d i i ' n hei e ng t m at s uppori s ha algai Nes v Prs He t Ser s,991F. pp.1 1 ( . Fl t uc n le ton. lon . ion alh v . ng Su 452, 465 M D. a. 1 .Se ond,Deenda sweenotr ponsbl f t c 997) c f nt r es i e or he omme e ntofa l lpr e ngs nc me ny ega oce di ag ns Pli if butr t rt St t Atom e sOfi ewasr ponsbl Fi l Pli if di no ai t antfs ahe he ae t y' fc es i e. naly, a ntf s d t pl a orcie a f c sde onsr tng t tt pr ee ngsw e e i tt e i t abs e ofpr bl ed t ny a t m t a i ha he oc di r ns iut d n he enc oba e Cause. I .Conc us on V l i THI CAU SE c m e bef e t Cour upon t Def nda ' M otons f Sum m ar S a or he t he e nts i or y J gmen ( E. 74) fldonOcobe 1 2011and( E. 77 fldon Ocober14. ud t D. No. , ie t r 2. D. No. ) ie t 2011. THE COURT ha c i r dt m oton,r s ns a t pe tne pori oft s onsde e he i e po e, nd he ri nt tons he r c d, nd be ng o he wief ly a s d i t pr m ies i i e or a i t r s u l dvie n he e s ,t s ADJUDGED t tt moton i GRANTED. ha he i s Count 1 l,l V a VI a e dimis d s , I V, nd . r s s e a i tDef nda s Countllwilc i t ti . gans e nt . l l ontnue o ral D ON E AN D O RD ERED i Cha be sa M i m i Fl i ,t n m r t a , orda hi da ofJ nua y,201 y a r 2. z4 ,' FED E A .M O O CHI UNI E TED STATES DI STRI J CT UDGE Copispr de t e ovi d o: Cot elofRe or ms c d - 10-
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