Legal Opinion

Ariel Dalton v. City of Largo and Officer Stephanie Blitz

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided March 17, 2026No. 8:25-cv-01339Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION ARIEL DALTON, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 8:25-cv-1339-KKM-SPF CITY OF LARGO and OFFICER STEPHANIE BLITZ, Defendants. ___________________________________ ORDER The City of Largo and Officer Stephanie Blitz move to dismiss this action, which arises from Blitz’s arrest of Ariel Dalton. Mot. to Dismiss (MTD) (Doc. 19). For the reasons below, I grant the motion. I. BACKGROUND On or about November 9, 2024, Dalton was driving to a friend’s house for dinner and needed to pick up her son from daycare. Am. Compl. (Doc. 18) ¶ 8. On the…

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