Legal Opinion

Morris L. Williams v. The Miami-Dade Police Dept.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided October 29, 2008No. 08-10800UnpublishedCited by 20 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

Morris Williams, proceeding pro se, appeals two district court orders: (1) the district court’s order of dismissal for failure to state a claim against the Miami-Dade Police Department and (2) the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Detectives Carl Baaske and Marcus Carey and Officer James McIntosh on William’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights complaint.

The district court construed Williams § 1983 claim as raising claims of false arrest and malicious prosecution. Williams named as defendants the following entity and employees: (1) the Miami-Dade Police Department (“MDPD”); (2)…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Mitchell v. FarcassCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  5. John D. Dean v. David Barber, Mel Bailey, Jefferson County's Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992

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