Legal Opinion
Card v. Miami-Dade County Florida
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided May 29, 2001No. 98-0009-CIVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order Graoting Miami-Dade County’s Motion For Summary Judgment
JORDAN, District Judge.
Forest Card sues Miami-Dade County for common law false imprisonment and violation of his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that, after his arrest in 1993 for reckless driving while under the influence of alcohol, he languished in jail for 27 days waiting for a court-ordered psychological evaluation that was never performed. He further contends that his continued detention was caused by the County’s lack of a policy or procedure to ensure timely psychological evaluations for inmates in its…
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