Legal Opinion

Brown v. Orange County Corrections Dept.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided October 27, 2017No. 16-12283 Non-Argument CalendarPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Kirsha Brown, a prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the sua sponte dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against the Orange County Corrections Department, and medical and mental health departments of the female detention center, alleging that her constitutional rights had been deprived based on her treatment and prison conditions during her incarceration. On appeal, Brown argues that the district court erred in dismissing her complaint since her constitutional rights had been violated pursuant to an unofficial municipal custom. After thorough review, we affirm.

A district court may sua…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Mitchell v. FarcassCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  4. Roderic R. McDowell v. Pernell BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  5. Mary Goodman v. Clayton County Sheriff Kemuel KimbroughCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Diaz v. InchDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2021
  2. Fontaine v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2021

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