Legal Opinion
Lewis v. City of West Palm Beach, Fla.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 11, 2009No. 08-12348PublishedCited by 296 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Judge:
While in the custody of five police officers in West Palm Beach, Florida, Donald George Lewis became unconscious, and eventually died. Following the death of her son, Linda Lewis filed an action against the City of West Palm Beach and the individual police officers Raymond Shaw, Robert Leroy Root III, Randall Maale, Thelton Luke, and Audrey Dunn pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Florida state law. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the City of West Palm Beach and the individual officers. Ms. Lewis appealed this order. For reasons discussed below, we affirm…
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