Edward Butler v. City of Fort Lauderdale, et al, No. 15-14397 (11th Cir. 2016)
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Case: 15-14397 Date Filed: 09/19/2016 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 15-14397 ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 0:14-cv-60003-JIC EDWARD BUTLER, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, SCOTT HAGEMANN, Defendants - Appellees. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ________________________ (September 19, 2016) Case: 15-14397 Date Filed: 09/19/2016 Page: 2 of 2 Before HULL, MARTIN, and BALDOCK, * Circuit Judges. HULL, Circuit Judge: Plaintiff Edward Butler appeals from the district court’s order granting Defendant Scott Hagemann’s motion for summary judgment. Butler brought an action alleging malicious prosecution under federal and state law, 1 relying in part on 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court determined that Butler’s malicious prosecution claims failed because Hagemann had probable cause to arrest Butler on suspicion of armed robbery. The district court entered final judgment in favor of Hagemann. After review of the record and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm. AFFIRMED. * Honorable Bobby R. Baldock, United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, sitting by designation. 1 Butler brought other claims that were dismissed before Defendant Hagemann’s motion for summary judgment, but those claims are not at issue in this appeal. 2
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