Calderin v. Miami-Dade Police Department et al, No. 1:2013cv21069 - Document 53 (S.D. Fla. 2014)

Court Description: ORDER denying 36 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Chief Judge Federico A. Moreno on 6/24/2014. (mmd)

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An ofk erne onl ha a gua epr bl c e, acual o bl ca e, t qualf f t ed y ve r bl oba e aus not t pr ba e us o iy or i muniy fom a Fourh Am e m t r t ndme cai . I Re r e sofwhehe pr nt l m d ga dl s t r obabl ca e a t ly e us cual e se a ofi e i e ild t i uniy i heS e o bl coul ha be ivedt t oba eca e xit d, n fc r s ntte o mm t f t as na y r d ve le ha pr bl us e sed,nlghtoft i or tont ot rposesed. 1 ( i M ont ev Car ,11 F. xit i i he nf mai he fke s s ' d. quotng ' out . r 4 3d 1 1 1 4( 1hCi. 9 7 ) Th Elv nhCic ii d t/ . so , T, 6 F.d 1 4 , 5 7( 1h 8 , 8 1 t r 1 9 ). e e e t rutnacp ' Ab tn J 7 2 2 5 3 1 4 1 t fv Ci.1 )delne tdt Gar rsandadasf l : r 985 i ae he ne t r olows The Gar rsa r con ai t e ee e s Fis,a ofi r ne t nda d t ns hr e lm nt . r t n fce mus ha pr bl c us t belevet tt s pe tpos a t ea t ve oba e a e o i ha he us c es hr t ofs rousphysca ha m t t ofi rort ot r . Pr bl c us ei i l r o he fce o he s oba e a e oft ss te sswhe et s pe ta t ly t e t nst ofier hi or xit r he us c cual hr a e he fc wih awe pon orwhe et r i pr bl ca et be ivet tt t a r he e s oba e us o le ha he s pe tha c m it d a c i e i vi t i lc i or us c s om te rm nvol ng he nf i ton t e t ne i l cton of s r ousphys c ha m . Se ond,de dl hr a e d nti i ei i al r c a y f c mus bene es a yt pr ven es a . Thid,t ofiermus or e t c s r o e t c pe r he fc t gi s ewa ni r ga di t pos i eus ofdea y f c ve om r ng e r ng he sbl e dl or e whe ve f s bl ne r ea i e. Acofi 2F.da 1 4 ; ut v Ci o o to r 7 F.d 1 75 1 2 ( 9 5 . . f76 2 t 5 7 Pr it . t fM ng mey, 71 2 4 , 48 1 8 ) y Agan,heCo t t t tras blnes i t bedeemi i t urnoesha e ona e s s o tr nedbyç l i lt naur a s ancgng he t e nd ba qua iy oft i r i on t i vi ' Fourh Am e e ti e e t a i tt i pora eof lt he ntuson he ndi duals t ndm n ntr ss ga ns he m tnc teg v r me tln eet alg dt u tf t eit so . 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C Je ie r ton / an- Ba it 6 F. a 8 ( di anofie ne dno i er ptavole ofbulesi ac ewhee ptse, 27 3d t 22 hol ng fc r e t ntru ly lt n as r t pl nifwasamedwih arvol ra hadcommitdaname rbbey) Acc di y,t he aitf r t e ve nd te r d o r . or ngl he Co r d cie t g a ts mmayj d me t nq aiidi nt a dfn i i aq e to f rhe u t e l s o rn u r u g n o u lfe mmu iy n i ds t s u si n o t n Jly. tr e' DONE AND ORDERED i Cha r a M im i Fl i ,t s n mbe s t a , orda hi da ofJ y une, 4. 201 A' ' . , Copi spr vi d t e o de o: Couns lofRec d e or 10 g; r FED O A .M REN O I TED STA TES D I STRI J D GE CT U

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