Skon v. Milstead

Joseph Skon was arrested by Robert Mil-stead, a deputy sheriff for the Flagler County Sheriffs Department, and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.1 Skon and his wife subsequently instituted civil proceedings against Milstead by filing a complaint claiming that “... Milstead used unreasonable, excessive force, not warranted by the circumstances, in effectuating the arrest of plaintiff, Joseph S. Skon.” Skon’s complaint was in two counts, the first being a cause of action in negligence with the second count alleging a violation of Skon’s civil rights pursuant to Title 42,…