Lee et al v. Marrero et al, No. 1:2014cv23737 - Document 107 (S.D. Fla. 2018)
Court Description: ORDER Denying 77 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 7/25/2018. See attached document for full details. (jw)
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Lee et al v. Marrero et al Doc. 107 UN I TED STATES D I STR I C O UR T CT SO UTH ERN D I STR I O F FLO R I CT DA CA SE N O .14- vc 23737JLK ZELLA I LEE,et a1 RE . , Pl ntf s ai if , M I IDA DE COUN TY ,e .a . AM t 1, Def nt enda s. O RDER DENY I M O TI FOR SU M M AR Y JU DG M EN T NG ON TH I C AU SE com es bef e t Cour upon M i m iD ade Count s M oton f S or he t a y' i or S umma y J g e a d I op o ae M e r nd ofLa ( 77 fld o M ae 6, r ud m nt n ne r td mo a um w DE ) ie n r h 201 The Cour i f l a s on t m a t r. U pon r vi w oft r d a ea ef 7 t s uly dvi ed he te l e e he ecor nd r ' ul consde a i t Cour fndst tD ef ntsM oton f Sum m ar J i r ton, he ti ha enda ' i or y udgm ents d be houl deni ed. 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C. 1 3 a c mmo l w t r c am sf rbal r a f lear s. i h s de 2 S. j 98 , nd o n a o t li o te y nd as re t C ) Cavi Le ($ av n' , a eLe , ZelieLe , l ne ha J s J hn o a l n e i l i ' Gr c e2 lar e Cavi s , o hua o s n, nd J em i h J er a ohns w er athom e on O c obe 28, 2011. Gr Leew a bei dir pec f on e t r ace s ng s es tul t owar herm ot ,ZelaieLe and herf t , Cal n Lee caled t polcet ha he ds her lr e a her vi l he i o ve r r oved f om t i hous Ofsce Br Ca t ra O fsce Al xi M a r o w e e em r he r e. t r ad r e nd t r e s r er r dipa ched t t rhom e t i tga e t aleged dom e tc diput A fe ar i ng a t s t o hei o nves i t he l si s e tr rvi t he . hom e,Ofi r Ca t ra M ar e o hea d a com m oton i i t hom e and pr ded t fce s r e nd rr r i nsde he ocee o ent rt hom e.l det hom e,an a gum e w a ongoi be wee Gr Le a e he nsi he r nt s ng t n ace e nd Zela r Shorl afe ent i t hous , t ofs r w ines ed Ca vi ha Lee a t k l ie. ty tr erng he e he tce s t s l nes tac hers ser Gr ce Lee. 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S. . 5 7 ( 9 6) 8 18 . 3 On amo i f rs ton o umma yj gme t t Co r mu tviw t ee d nc a r s ve r ud n , he u t s e h vi e e nd e ol a li e e l nf r nces i t lghtm os f vor bl t t nonm ovi pa t Ander on,477 U . a n he i t a a e o he ng ry. s S. t 2 .Wila o Oi Co,I .v Phii Mori US 3 F. 1 7 1 ( 1h Ci. 55 lims n l . nc . l , p rs A, 46 3d 28 , 298 1 t r 20 ) A me e s i il o e de e i s ppo tof t e no m o ng pa t s po ii i 03 . r cntla f vi nc n u r h n vi ry' ston s is fce tt d fa a mo in fr s mmay j gme t An r o 47 n ufiin o ee t to o u r ud n. des n, 7 a 25 t 2; Ke ige v He rn o 381F. 1 3,1 7 ( 1h Ci. 04 . w e r t Co r m a sn r . r igt n, 3d 24 24 1 t r 20 ) Ho ve , he u t y n tund ra t j r sf to ofweg ngtee de ep o ry ofr dbyt pa te o etke he u y' uncin ihi h vi nc r pel fee he ris i r ewi t r or evi n evi ng he ec d dence.Latmer v Roari To ,I ,601 F. 1 i ng yz nc. 3d 224, 1237 . 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Fl . 01 ) s d n he e a t, h fnda s a ld o ho t tt ofi er 'ac i coul onl havebee done i ba f t orwih m alc A ss ha he fc s tons d y n n d aih t ie uch, . teCo tfndst ts mmayj me ti no prpe . h ur i ha u r udg n s t o r Ther d r t c st ton Oc obe 28,2011, O fsce sCa t and M a r o eeor ele t ha t r t r rer r er r ponded t a 911 cal r r ng a dom es i vi enc diput a t Pl i if 'r si nce es o l ega di tc ol e s e t he antf s e de . O f erCarert tfed t tupon a vi t t r si nee, Cal n Lee gr t t ofi r hc t esii ha ni ng o he e de vi ee ed he fce s outi t Pl ntf s'houseand advi e t of i st tû sda sde he ai if s d he fcer ha û hi ught i outofc r ' er s ontol' a t tût nee t t he away.' Ca t rD e . 43: The ea t ,t of i shea d a nd ha they d o ake r ' re p 7. r fer he fcer r c omm oton i i t houseand w e i i t i tga e. I i t hous t of i r i nsde he nt ns de o nves i t nsde he e, he fce s w ines ed Cal nes Lee l t s vi ha ounge outand at he s ser Gr ce Lee. CarerD e 48: tack r it , a t p. 7. 5 l s ttm e,t s t i a n hor i he iuaton ppear t have e ca a ed. O fi rCa t rt s ii t tii w as so s lt fce r e e tfed ha it ave y c i s r haotc cene. Ca t D ep.59: H e f t t s is t tç he of i rsa ey w as ' rer ' 9. urher e tted ha û t fce f t honi e' t the a hi pa t rtw e e s ve el out be ed. l w a c os c ne sand bl ,' ha nd s rne c r e x y num r t s l e or r r jf ae f r( ms lja d ( s pa t r' Ca trDe 59: 0 1 Gi nt s v rt o he e r d o hi ef n hil rne . re p. 1 - 2. ve he e e i f ' y t st ton,am ong ot ofi s,Ofsc Alci Lese w ascaled t pr de em er nc he iua i her tcer t er i a t r l o ovi ge y bac up s k- uppor . O fi rLesert tted t tupon ani ng t t s t tce t es is ha vi o he cene, û he ew a so ç r t s ma y pe pl g t rng o t iet r sde et a s jc ul tdrvealt ewa u t n o e gahe i u sd he e i nc h t he o dn' i l h y p o whe et y we e s Iha t pa k a fw ho e d wn o t egr s 'a Eus r n t wa ds r he r , o d o r e us s o n h a s' nd j t a o r t of i er .' LeserD e 38: 39: he fc s' t p. 22- 3 . Gi n t f e ng,t Cour fndst tt i de sa is t pl unde ve he or goi he t i ha he nci nt t s ue ook ace r vol tl cic sa a ie r um t nces The ofi r wer notconductng r i pa r i t Pl ntf s' . fce s e i outne tol n he ai if nei ghbor hood;t y a rved a t Pl ntf s'r i nce i r pons t a cal pl he r i t he ai if es de n es eo l aced by Cal n Lee. Ze l ie Lee w ast i w ih he da e , Gr Lee,and Cal n Lee vi la r ightng t r ught r ace vi ca l t polee f hel t ge t st i underc r . Upon ani ng t t led he i or p o t he iuaton ontol vi o he r i nce t r pondi ofi r wer s r y out ber . A fert of i er pl esde , he es ng fce s e eve el num ed t he fc s aced Cal ne ha Le underar es ,Cal ne ha' br he sJ hua a J r i h beca ever vi s e r t vi s s ot r os nd e em a m y ups tand hos ie wih t of i er The s ene qui y be e ver c i bot i i e tl t he fc s. c ckl cam y haote h ns de a out i oft Pl ntf s'hom e,a t ofi r t tfe t tt y f e f t r nd s de he ai if nd he fce s esii d ha he ear d or hei s f t Ba e o t a o , heCo r c c u st tar a o bl j y c ul d tr ne a ey. s d n he b ve t u t on l de ha e s na e ur o d e emi t t of i s'a i w er com m it d w ihoutbad f t , m alc orw iluland w a on hat he fcer ctons e te t aih i e, lf nt 6 dir r f Pl nt fs'r ght a s e y,and t asa r ul oft cic s a s ega d or ai if i s nd af t hat es t he r um t ncest hat unf ded on t da i quesi t tt ofi r coul ha been adi wihi t s ol he y n ton, ha he fce s d ve ng t n he eope oft rempl e . hei oym nt CO N CLU SI N O Aec di y, f t f egoi r as , a t Cour bei ot or ngl or he or ng e ons nd he t ng henvi e f l s uly a s i i her dvi ed, t s eby OR DERED, A DJU D G ED , and DECR EED t D ef hat endants ' M o i f rSu a yJ d n ( 77 b , ndt s me i, r by DENI ton o mm r u gme t DE ) e a he a s he e ED. 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