Legal Opinion

Owens v. City of Fort Lauderdale

District Court, S.D. Florida

Decided September 20, 2001No. 99-6033-CIVPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Amended 1 Order Granting Hospital’s Motion For Summary Judgment

JORDAN, District Judge.

Alma Owens, as the survivor of Byron Owens, and together with his other survivors, sues the City of Fort Lauderdale, the North Broward Hospital District, Officer Thomas Mangifesta, and Officer Frank DelRio for violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs allege that Officers Man-gifesta and DelRio are liable for their role in Byron’s death in their individual capacities and that the City of Fort Lauderdale and the North Broward…

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