Legal Opinion
Balkcom v. Semiklose
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided April 10, 2025No. 2:23-cv-00996Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION JERRY LEE BALKCOM, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: 2:23-cv-996-SPC-NPM CHARLES DEVIN SEMIKLOSE and JACOB MATTHEW ZAVACKY, Defendants. / OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 24). Background Plaintiff Jerry Lee Balkcom commenced this action as a pretrial detainee in Lee County Jail. He sued Lee County Sheriff’s deputies Charles Semiklose and Jacob Zavacky for excessive force during his arrest. In his complaint, Balkcom accused both officers of choking him by putting their knees on…
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