Andrew Bryant Sheets v. William Gorman, City of Punta Gorda Police Officer, in Personal and Professional Capacity; and City of Punta Gorda

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION ANDREW BRYANT SHEETS, Plaintiff, Case No. 2:25-cv-612-KCD-NPM v. WILLIAM GORMAN, CITY OF PUNTA GORDA POLICE OFFICER, IN PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY; AND CITY OF PUNTA GORDA, Defendants. / ORDER Plaintiff Andrew Bryant Sheets was ticketed for allegedly “waving a FUCK JOE BIDEN flag” and wearing a “Fuck the Police shirt.” (Doc. 13 at 4.)1 He now sues the City of Punta Gorda and the officer who wrote the ticket, William Gorman, under

42 U.S.C. § 1983.2

Defendants move to dismiss the case, claiming Plaintiff’s claims…