Legal Opinion
Mario Valdes v. James v. Crosby, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 31, 2006No. 05-13065PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKETT, Circuit Judge:
This is an interlocutory appeal by James V. Crosby, former warden of Florida State Prison (“FSP”), 1 from the denial of his motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Mario Valdes sued Crosby and several other FSP employees, alleging, inter alia, that they violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights of his son, Frank Valdes (“Valdes”), by subjecting him to an excessive and unjustified use of force, which led to his death while he was incarcerated at FSP. 2
While Crosby was the warden of FSP, Valdes was a death row inmate housed on X-wing, where…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Johnson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Terri Vinyard v. Steve WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Cottrell v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Cottone v. JenneCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by47 opinions
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