Rivas v. Freeman

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• affirming district court decision holding sheriff liable where he “knew of prior instances of mistaken identity,” without identi- fying the specific number of prior instances
• “Unlike the indifference to the providing of policies, procedures, and training on the Sheriff’s part, the conduct of the deputies indicate[s] a lack of directions, or at most simple negligence.”
• “To successfully litigate a lawsuit for deprivation of constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must show violation of a constitutionally protected liberty or property interest and deliberate indifference to constitutional rights.” (citation omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

23 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Maldonado-Denis v. Castillo-Rodriguez
  First Circuit· 1994-05-06· cited 902×
• Cottone v. Jenne
  Eleventh Circuit· 2003-04-11· cited 353×
• Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Gonzalez v. Reno, Meissner, Holder, Mills, INS Agent
  Eleventh Circuit· 2003-03-25· cited 279×
• Rankin v. Evans
  Eleventh Circuit· 1998-01-29· cited 258×
• Donato Dalrymple v. Janet Reno
  Eleventh Circuit· 2003-06-19· cited 200×
• Danley v. Allen
  Eleventh Circuit· 2008-08-22· cited 187×
• Abusaid v. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
  Eleventh Circuit· 2005-04-15· cited 100×
• April Myrick v. Fulton County, Georgia
  Eleventh Circuit· 2023-06-07· cited 78×
• Lynette Christmas v. Harris County, Georgia
  Eleventh Circuit· 2022-10-28· cited 75×
• Gordon v. Cochran
  Eleventh Circuit· 1997-07-14· cited 23×
• Jeffrey Stanley v. Broward County Sheriff
  Eleventh Circuit· 2016-12-14· cited 14×
• Bozeman v. Orum
  M.D. Alabama· 2002-04-12· cited 12×
• Riebsame v. Prince
  M.D. Florida· 2003-05-09· cited 6×
• Brewer v. City of Daphne
  S.D. Alabama· 1999-01-28· cited 5×
• Thomas v. City of Clanton
  M.D. Alabama· 2003-09-23· cited 5×
• Thomas v. Clayton County Board of Education
  N.D. Georgia· 1999-09-29· cited 4×
• Maggio v. Florida, Department of Labor & Employment Security
  M.D. Florida· 1999-07-19· cited 3×
• Bennett v. City of Yonkers
  S.D. New York· 1994-07-27· cited 2×
• Willie Santonio Manders v. Thurman Lee
  Eleventh Circuit· 2002-03-14
• Murphy v. Franklin
  M.D. Alabama· 2007-03-28

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Harlow v. Fitzgerald
  Supreme Court· 1982-06-24· cited 22,846×
• City of Canton v. Harris
  Supreme Court· 1989-02-28· cited 10,043×
• Daniels v. Williams
  Supreme Court· 1986-01-21· cited 7,676×
• Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati
  Supreme Court· 1986-03-25· cited 6,061×
• City of Oklahoma v. Tuttle
  Supreme Court· 1985-08-14· cited 3,810×
• Greg Zatler v. Louie L. Wainwright
  Eleventh Circuit· 1986-12-03· cited 585×
• Kathy Jo Taylor, a Minor, by and Through David S. Walker, Jr., Attorney at Law as Guardian Ad Litem v. James G. Ledbetter, ph.d.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1987-06-09· cited 272×
• Charlotte I. Gamble, Etc., Etc. v. The Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
  Eleventh Circuit· 1986-01-14· cited 146×
• Rivas v. Freeman
  Eleventh Circuit· 1991-09-09· cited 118×
• Hufford v. Rodgers
  Eleventh Circuit· 1990-09-25· cited 52×
• United States v. Fulgencio Pantoja-Soto
  Eleventh Circuit· 1985-08-14· cited 13×
• Nelson v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1966-06-28· cited 13×