Legal Opinion
Dontrell Stephens v. Ric Bradshaw
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 10, 2018No. 16-10876PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBRENO, District Judge:
Dontrell Stephens was shot four times by Deputy Sheriff Adams Lin during an encounter in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 13, 2013. As a result, Stephens now suffers from permanent paralysis.
In an action brought against Deputy Lin as an individual and Sheriff Ric Bradshaw in his official capacity as the sheriff of Palm Beach County, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of Sheriff Bradshaw on the claim against him for Monell liability. Following a trial that lasted from January 25, 2016, until February 4, 2016, a jury awarded Stephens damages…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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