Newton et al v. Monroe County, Florida, No. 4:2014cv10034 - Document 39 (S.D. Fla. 2015)
Court Description: ORDER Granting 17 Motion for Summary Judgment; Denying 19 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 3/20/2015. (jw)
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Newton et al v. Monroe County, Florida Doc. 39 UNI TED STATES D I STRI CO UR T CT SO UTH ERN DI STRI O F FLO RI CT DA CA SE NO .4: 4- v- 0034- NG 1 c 1 K1 KEY W EST DI SI VI ON J ES B. AM NEW TON, RUTH L.NEW TON , ROBERT D .REY NOLD S a nd J J AN NE C.REYNOLDS, I LI Pl ntfs ai if , V. 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The ef e i i O RDERED ,ADJUDG ED,and DEC REED a f l r or , t s s olows; Th tDe e da ts M o in f rSu r J g nt( 1 )b ,a t e s m e i, a fn n ' to o mmay ud me DE 7 e nd h a s he e GM NTED . r by 2. Tha Pli if M oton f Pa talSumma y J t antfs' i or ri r udgment( 19)be and t s me DE , he a i,he e DENI s r by ED. DONE and ORDERED i Cha ber a t J m e La ence Ki Feder J tc n m s t he a s wr ng al usi e Buidi a Unie St esCourhous M i m i Fl i t s20t da ofM a c 201 l ng nd t d at t e, a , orda, hi h y r h, 5. e AM ES LA N CE KI NG I TED STA TES DI STRI CT GE SOU THERN DI STRI OF FL RI A CT D c c: A1 Couns ofRecor 1 el d lgii t go e n n p p e' DE 33 a 3 (eyng o S v n h Ste t LLC v Ba d n e tmae v r me t ur os . 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