Legal Opinion
Bryant S. Troville v. Greg Venz
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 28, 2002No. 01-11664PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Per curiam
Byrant S. Troville, a Florida civil detainee, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. The district court dismissed the suit sua sponte pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), without giving Troville the opportunity to amend. Defendants have elected not to file a brief or otherwise participate in this appeal. For the reasons explained below, we REVERSE.
BACKGROUND
Troville is a civilly committed detainee at the South Bay Detainee Unit (“SBDU”), which is located inside the confines of the South Bay Correctional Facility (“SBCF”). Troville was confined at SBDU…
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