No. 23-6188

Otis Blaxton v. Florida

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-12-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 42-usc-1983 civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process eighth-amendment equitable-tolling false-imprisonment fourteenth-amendment post-conviction-relief sovereign-immunity
Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Has the State of Florida waived immunity from suits under its own statute, Florida Statute § 768.28 and the Florida Constitution Art. X, § 13?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED | !) Hos the State of Florida waiwer immunity of suits : pursuant to HS own Stalvie of law Florida Sabie | § 768,225 Fla. Conshbotion 5, $8, A. X (Waiver of | SP yerergn immuntty . 2) Did the United States District Coury Middle District of Florida eprom by not allawing the Pitioner to file | a H2 U.S.C. G1983 clam of atvil rights vio lation agains} the Stake of Flovida Foe malice and false impcisconment 4 violation of the Petitioners th | and Gfh Awend ment rights do the Wrted States , Constitotion. of Amendments. 3) Was the Reditionars AZ USC, 91989 claim Howly afler the Petitioner attempted 1 fl, servernl foe? claims in the State courts of Florichs addressiry civil rights violations. Claims are subject to eqviable Yolling of the Hime lp file. |

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-20
Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
2023-10-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 8, 2024)

Attorneys

Florida
Thomas Robert ThompsonThompson, Crawford, Brown & Smiley, P.A., Respondent
Thomas Robert ThompsonThompson, Crawford, Brown & Smiley, P.A., Respondent
Otis Blaxton
Otis Blaxton — Petitioner
Otis Blaxton — Petitioner