Legal Opinion
Jeffrey Stanley v. Broward County Sheriff
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 14, 2016No. 15-13961PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
Florida law requires the counties of the state to designate a chief correctional officer (CCO), but it gives counties broad discretion to decide who that officer may be. Thus, for example, a county may (but need not) choose to designate its sheriff as its CCO, so long as it selects someone for that position. The sheriff as CCO may then hire and fire deputies to assist him with his responsibilities, and he may therefore face liability for personnel decisions that violate an employee’s constitutional rights. However, if the sheriff was acting as an arm of the state, he…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- McMillian v. Monroe CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Willie Santonio Manders v. Thurman LeeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Floyd B. Hutton, Anna v. Hutton v. Sheriff Thomas Strickland, Individually and as Sheriff of Holmes County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Anthony L. Green v. Jackie GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
- Doris Freyre v. Chad CronisterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
- Gloria Jane Miller v. Advantage Behavioral Health SystemsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
- Anthony L. Green v. Jackie GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
- DREAM DEFENDERS v. DESANTISDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 2021
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