Section 1983 Summary Judgment
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of police investigator, police chief, and municipality in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Section 1983 claims for unlawful arrest and illegal search.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of police investigator, police chief, and municipality in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Section 1983 claims for unlawful arrest and illegal search.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of prison officials and their employer, a private prison management company, on the inmate plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claims of excessive force during an altercation with staff on his housing unit.
Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of four prison guards and a private prison management company in a federal bench trial involving an inmate plaintiff who claimed he was gang-raped in his cell by the four guards. The court found that the inmate, who suffers from schizophrenia and was not […]
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a municipality in a state court wrongful death case involving a minor who drowned during a flash flood incident. The circuit court held plaintiff’s claims of negligent maintenance of drainage channels and failure to warn of a dangerous condition were barred under the immunities […]