Legal Opinion
Ruben Sebastian v. Javier Ortiz
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 14, 2019No. 17-14751PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
In this interlocutory appeal, Lieutenant Javier Ortiz of the Miami Police Department challenges the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss this civil rights excessive force case arising out of a routine traffic stop. The appellee, Ruben Sebastian, alleges that during the course of the stop and his subsequent arrest, Ortiz restrained him with handcuffs for more *1305 than five hours "in a manner purposely intended to cause pain and injury." On account of the officer's misconduct, Sebastian claims to have suffered nerve damage and the permanent loss of sensation in…
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