Andrew Ian Smith v. Sergeant M. Adekayode

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION ANDREW IAN SMITH, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 8:25-cv-1347-TPB-NHA SERGEANT M. ADEKAYODE, Defendant. ____________________________________/ ORDER Andrew Ian Smith, a Florida state prisoner,1 sues Sergeant M. Adekayode for federal civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 1) He alleges an Eighth Amendment violation and state tort claims stemming from Sergeant Adekayode’s use of force during an incident that occurred at the Polk Correctional Institution on February 24, 2025. Sergeant Adekayode moves to dismiss the…