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ORDER granting 30 Defendants Daniel Crocker and Jay Grossman's Motion to Dismiss; granting in part and denying in part 33 Defendants City of Miami and Rodolfo Llanes' Motion to Dismiss; and granting in part and denying in part 39 Defendant Javier Ortiz's Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Federico A. Moreno on 9/29/2017. (kcg)
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,
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nt ha t s es ha ne l. basin
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le e o a t nu is e utn r m h e t
ng
9Thecour notst a or a gum e , whenas d a
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nt
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o n e dd o s e iial nin n dc l x e ss r n h ia nu is
y
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Al o g t o tc r ma h v e hiie p o j d me t tera to r ltdt
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o i rn h t b sin s a ul retd. / r el, 01
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(o fn me ti h tc rf r3 miu e d e n t mo n t e c si f re .
c n ie n n o a o 5 n ts o s o a u t o x e sve o c )
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pe vs r a ii
yfo iur o o
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ba ta s l m gans e e nt tz or l dl aii o t
a u t s
pr m i e on Se s i n' ha ufi a c i e i t polc c r The e s i f ce
e sd
ba ta s ndc fng nd onfnem nt n he i e a .
xce s ve or
cli i b oug a ns Liut na Ori a Ofi e Doe l Ofi erDoei f md t bet
am s r ht gai t e e nt tz nd fc r
. f tc
s ot o he
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fce ha c ua l ppled he ndc f , hi ai s oug n he le na i
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Li ut ntO ri i hi s r s y c pa iy. Spe fca l Seba ta a l es t tLi ut nan Or i
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fce
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s ne, nd who f ist t ker a ona ese t pr e tt vitm ofa herof rsus of
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a l o a e s bl tps o ot c he c i
not
fce ' e
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i t e e nt tz.
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Se s i brngs a s a e 1 w a s ul orba t r c a m a ns al f ofi e s The c a m
ba tan i
tt a s a t
te y l i gai t l our fc r .
li
a i tLi ut nan Or i a O f i rD oe i bas d on bo h t ha
ga ns e e t tz nd fce
s e
t he ndcufi and t c i m e
fng
he onfne nt
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i t polc c r Thec am a i tOfi er Gr s a a Cr keri ba e s ey on t
n he ie a .
l i ga ns fc s os m n nd oc s s d ol l
he
c i m e i t polce c r Be a e t Cour fndst tSe s i sconfne e i t polce
onfne nt n he i a . c us he
ti
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o me tls fe ig;2 o ta e u c n u t ( )t c n u tc u e t ee to l ite s a d
f na u f rn () ur g o s o d c; 3 he o d c a s d h moina d sr s ; n
()t dsr s wa svee' ic u v C# o s Pam Be h No 0 - 09 , 0 W L
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out
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l tons ha ba tan uf e e ny nna nt
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oc r s s d ol y he onfne t n he i a . c e he
t
fndst tSe si n' c
i ha ba ta s onfneme i t polc ca di no rs t al ve ofi pe s i ef c
nt n he i e r d t ie o e l m nni sbl or e
i alwf are t t c
n a ul r s, he onducti nots fcen l toutage 't s
s
ufi i ty t r ous' o uppor acli f i e i l
t a m or nt ntona
i lc i ofe o i dite s Se sin ha no cai a i tOfi er Gr s n a Cr ke .
nfiton m tonal sr s . ba ta s
l m ga ns fc s os ma nd oc r
Thus Count1 i dimis d asagans Ofi r Gr s
,
2 s s se
i t fce s os man a Cr ke .Furher Count1 a
nd oc r
t ,
2 s
a sre a an tLiue a tOri a dOfie Do i ds se wih u p eu ie wi la t
se td g is e tn n t n fc r e s imis d t o t rj d c , t e ve o
z
h
r ie t cl m i st e cour .
efl he ai n at
t
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1
9-
C.
Abs l eI
out mmuniyBa sSe si n' Li lCli ( un 1 )
t r ba ta s be am Co t 4
Seba ta brngsalbe cai a i tOfi e Gr s n a Li ut ntOri alegi
sin i
i l l m ga ns fc r os ma nd e ena
tz, l ng
t tt y f l ii d i or ai c ai d i polcea a r s r t
ha he a sfe nf m ton ont ne n i nd re t epors.TheFl i Su e Cour
orda pr me
t
ha sae t tt c r lng f ct i de i ng wheherapublcempl e i a ol el i une
s t td ha he ontoli a or n cdi
t
i
oye s bs ut y mm
fom a tonsf def ton i whe he t c
r c i or ama i s t r he omm uni ai wa ma wihi t s
c ton s de t n he copeoft
he
ofi e ' dutes Se C/.po imi .Wa do 4 S 2 41 41 ( 1 . 981; e as
fc r s i . e r fM a v r lw, 03 o.d 4, 6 F a 1 ) s e lo
.
Stphe sv.Geo gan,7 So. 51 5 ( a.DitCtApp.1997)( ieofi r
e n
ghe
Q2 2d 7, 21 Fl s. .
polc tces
a ol el i mefom lbe whe ecam wasr e i ofkild i ) Alhougha las one
bs ut y mmt r i l r li
ootd n t a utes. t
te t
c t s
our has uggesed t tt 1w i War ow s d ber e m i a t whe he a ol e
t ha he a n
dl houl
e- xa ned s o
t r bs ut
i nt s o l beaf r e t mi-e e a dlw-e e g v r me te ly e , e WWnl .
mmu i h ud fo d d o d lv l n o lv l o e n n mpo e s s e tv
y
De 'o al a dRe a iiaieS r s, 7 S 2 4 7, 49( a Dit Ct Ap 1 9 )t h r
p t fHe t n h b lttv e v .6 6 o. d 4 4 F1. s. . p. 9 6 s ap,
h
J,c uni ) War ow silc r s Se ta slbe cli i bas oni or tonc ai d
. onc ng , dl tl ontol. basin' i l am s ed nf mai ont ne
i t ofi r 'a r ta fdavi and ot r pors whih cea l ar dr t a pa toft ofi r '
n he fce s res fi t
her e t, c l ry e afed s r he fce s
of i dic e i r du i s Se si ha no cai f rlbe .Thus Count1 i dim is
scal s r tona y te . ba tan s
lm o i l
,
4 s s s ed.
D.
Supe vi or Cl m s Agai tt C iy and C hi fLl
r s y ai
ns he t
e anes
Se ta brngst f de alcli sa t sa ecli a lgi s r ior la lt
basin i wo e r am nd wo t t a ms le ng upe vs y ibiiy
a i teihert CiyorChifLlnes Thefderlcai ae:( )f l et i siaeor
gans t he t
e a .
e a l ms r 1 aiur o nvetg t
ds iln Liue a tOri a ans t eCiy a ( )d p i ai no rg t f rfiu et p e e t
icp ie e tn n t g i t h t; nd 2 e rv to f ih s o al r o r v n
z
Liutna Ori sf es a ea ea i tChi Llne .Thesaecamsar (1 r s
e e nt tz' or ee bl bus gans ef a s
tt li e: ) eponde
at
spe irla lt a i tt Ciy;a ( negi nts pe vsonorrtntona ns t Ciy.
u ro ibiiy gans he t nd 2) lge u r ii
ee i gai t he t
Fe r Cl msAgai tt G @ andChifLl s(
de al ai
ns he
e ane Count 8and9
s
)
Se s i brngs one f r c ai e c a i tt Ciy and Chi Ll ne Fis ,
ba tan i
ede al l m a h ga ns he t
ef a s. r t
Se s i n a l ge t tt Ciy m a nt ne a cus om orpr tc t tf ie t pr r y i s i at
ba ta le s ha he t
i ai d
t
ac i e ha a l d o ope l nve tg e
ordicplneLiut na Ori ape s who t Ciyknows ors d know,r pe t dl vi aes
si i
e e nt tz, r on
he t
, houl
e a e y olt
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20-
c tz 'r g s Sec
ii ens i ht . ond,Se ta alege t tChi Ll ne br ac d hi dut t pr t c
bas i n l s ha
ef a s e he s y o o e t
Seba ta f o Li ut na Or i a pe s who Chi fLl nesknew ,ors d ha known, e
s i n r m e e nt tz, r on
e a
houl ve
pos d
af e e bl rs t vi a eSe ta srght . Se ta cli t tdurng t c s of
or s ea e i k o olt basi n' i s basin a ms ha
i he our e
Liut na Ori sempl ym e , heCiy a Chi Llnesbe a eawa e ors d ha
e e nt tz'
o nt t
t nd ef a
cm
r , houl ve
be om ea r ofi or ai i ca i t tLi utna Ori wasuna eorunwilngt f l w
c
wa e, nf m ton ndi tng ha e e nt tz
bl
li o olo
or r a de rm e alpolc e and wa unftt s v i ac pa iy whe evi a i ofctz ns
de s nd pa t nt
ii s
s i o er e n a c t
r oltons iie '
rg t c ul o c r Ide d b t e t etmeLiue n Ori on dt ep ief rei 2 0
ih s o d c u . n e , ewe n h i
e tna t t ie h ol o c n 0 4
zj
c
a Se ta sar tonJ y7,2015,Se ta alege t tLiutna Ori ha be ( )t
nd basin' res ul
basin l s ha e e nt tz d en: 1 he
s be t fa la t2 ctz nc mpli t fldwi t Ciy ( )i v si ae b teCi sl tr a
u j c o t e s 3 iie o ans i
e t he t ; 2 n e tg td y h t nen l
h
y'
Afar di so f usng e e svef cea f lng t c pl wih t Ciy' r l sa
f is vii n or i xc s i or nd aii o om y t he t s u e nd
r ultons ( i tgae byt Ciy' Ci la I tgai Pa lf rusnge si f c
eg ai ; 3) nvesi td he t s viin nvesi tve ne o i xce sve ore;
a ( plc ont Ci la I si tvePa lsmoniorngls ofofiesde tai a
nd 4) a ed he viin nvetgai ne'
t i it fc r monsrtng
pa t r ofm i conduc .
te n
s
t
TheCiy a ChifLlnes s ea pl e f dim isng t s t f r lcai si t t
t nd e a ' ol r m nt or s s i he e wo ede a l m s ha
t u l ng cli a ns t i vi lofier a ei ufi i .Howe r t Cour fnds
he nderyi a ms gai t he ndi dua fc s r ns fcent
ve , he
ti
t tSe si n s t i nty a lgesFourh Am e
ha ba ta ufk e l le
t
ndmentcli sf e s i f cea s r ior
am or xce sve or nd upe v s y
la lt agans Liut nan Ori Thus t de i tvec am sagans t Ciy a Chi Llnes
ibiiy i t e e t tz.
,he rva i l i
i t he t nd ef a
c nnotbe dim is d on t tgr
a
s se
ha ound.Acc ptng Se si n' a lgai nsmst u ,ast Cour mus
e i
ba ta s le to
re
he
t t
a t moton t dim issa ,Se ta hass fcenty sae cai sagans t Ciy a Chi f
t he
i o s s t ge basin
uf i l t td l m
i t he t nd e
Ll si t rs pe vs y r e ove Li ut ntOri Thus t Cour m us pe mi Count 8
ane n hei u r ior ol s r e ena
tz.
, he
t t r t
s
a 9 t pr e t dic y.
nd o oce d o s over
2.
Re po atSupe i (
s nde
ror Count15
)
Se si n brngsa saet t ai f r s
ba ta i
tt or cl m or eponde s pe i a ns t Ciyba e on t
at u ror gai t he t s d he
ofi e s a l ge s a e t t . A s w ih t s a e 1 w cl i s f a s ul orba t r a i en i
t c r ' le d t t or s
t he t t a a m or s a t
te y nd nt tonal
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21-
itito o e to a dsrs , u t1 i d s s e wi u p eu ie wi la et r fl t
nlcin f moi n l ite s Co n 5 s imis d t t rj dc , t e v o eie he
ho
h
c a r i s a e co t
l in n t t ur .
Ne i ntReenton orSl rpe a (
glge
t i
ee i
Count16
)
Se s i n br ngs a s a e t r cl i f ne i nts r s on aga ns t Ciy,alegi t t
ba ta i
t t o t a m or glge upe vi i
i t he t l ng ha
i f l d t s pe vi e Li ut na O ri know i t the ha a s g tc thi t y ofc m itng
t aie o u r s e e nt tz,
ng ha
d i nii an s or
om ti
a t o sdet s
c s uti he copeofhi empl ym e t twer a i a da r t ctze .
s
o nt ha
e busve nd nge ous o ii ns
% lgi e t rn o rtn inu d r o ialw 'lo f rr c v r a an ta e ly rfr
s e lg n hiig r ee to n e Fl rd a alws o e o e y g is n mpo e o
l
a t ofan e oye c
cs
mpl e omm itd out i t s opea c s ofe pl e .' Beiaiev.Ci
te
sde he c
nd our e m oym nt'' lz r
t
y
o imi 9 4F. u p. d 1 4,1 4( D. a 201 )( r n , . (uoi Ga cav Dul
fM a , 4 S p 2 20 21 S. Fl. 3 Mo e o J) q tng r i . fk,
492So.2d435, ( a. s.Ct App.1 ) Bu he e t c
438 F1 Dit .
986). t r ,he onduc Se ta compli of
t basin
ans
o ure durng alw f a r ts
cc r d i
a ul res uppore by pr bl ca e.Cl a l t ofi r 'a tonswe e
td
oba e us
e ry, he fce s c i
r
wel wihi t s opeofe pl e f polc ofi r .Se si n hasno cl m f neg i nt
l t n he c
m oym nt or ie fce s ba ta
ai or lge
r tnton ors r ii Thus Count1 i dim is d.
ee i
upe vson.
,
6 s s se
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l .
V
C O N CL USI N
O
Ba e on t f eg ng,i i
s d he or oi t s
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED asf l :
olows
@
O f i rGr s a a O f i rCr
fce os m n nd fce ocke ' m oton t dim i s i G R A NTED .
rs
i o s s s
A l c a m sa ns O fi r Gr s an a Cr
1 l i gai t fce s os m
nd ocke a e D I I
rr
SM SSED w ih
t
p eu ie
rj dc .
@
The Ciy a Chi fLl nes m o i t di m i si G R AN TED I PA R T
t nd
e a ' ton o s s s
N
a DENI I PART.Co n 1 i DI I ED wi u p eu ie
nd
ED N
u t 5 s SM SS
t t rj dc ,
ho
w ih l ve t r fl i sa e cour . Count 1 i D I I
t ea o e ie n t t
t
6 s SM SSED w ih
t
p eu ie Co n s8a d9rman.
rj dc . u t n e i
@
Liut na Ori sm o i n t dim isi GRANTED I PART a
e e nt tz' to o s s s
N
nd
D EN I I PA RT . Co t 1 2,3,5,6,1 11and 1 a e D I I
ED N
un s ,
0,
4 r SM SSED
wihp eu ie Co ns1 a d 1 a eDI M I
t rj dc . u t 2 n 3 r S SSED wi o t eu ie
t u prj d c ,
h
w ih l ve t r fl i s a e c t Count 4 a 7 r m ai
t ea o e ie n t t our .
s nd e n.
Thus t r m a ni c a m s a e:
, he e i ng l i r
*
Count4 a ns Liut na Ori a Ofi rDoe
gai t e e nt tz nd fce
;
*
Count7 a ns Li ut na Or i
gai t e e nt tz;
@
Count8ag ns t Ciy;a
ai t he t nd
*
Count9 ag ns Chi fLl nes
ai t e a .
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