Legal Opinion

Theodore Dukes v. Miami-Dade County

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 21, 2008No. 08-10004Unpublished

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

Officers Eric Goldberg, Kimberly Llam-bes, Enrique Guerra, and Regina Dean appeal the denial of their motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. The district court concluded that genuine issues of material fact barred summary judgment. We affirm.

Theodore Dukes, Lynn Smith, and Brian Scruggs filed a complaint against officers Goldberg, Llambes, Guerra, and Dean that alleged injuries arising out of a traffic stop followed by a chase and arrest. Dukes, Smith, and Scruggs alleged that the officers used excessive force in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Katie Lowery v. Honeywell International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  2. Chiketta Tinker v. Perry BeasleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  3. Jackson v. McWilliams Dredging Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
  4. Theodore Dukes v. Miami-Dade CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007

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