U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II of the Southern District of Florida. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Judge Sends City of Fort Lauderdale to Trial Over Alleged Police Misconduct in Protest Shooting
A U.S. District Judge in Miami issued an order allowing the case involving Latoya Ratlieff, who was shot in the face with a rubber bullet by a Fort…
September 05, 2024 at 02:48 PM
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Litigation
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What You Need to Know
- A jury will determine whether the City of Fort Lauderdale is liable for failing to properly train its officers
- According to the judge, the individual officers were not found liable due to qualified immunity and the dangerous circumstances they faced during the protest
- The court denied the City's motion for summary judgment on Ratlieff's Monell claim
A U.S. District Judge in Miami issued an order allowing the case involving Latoya Ratlieff, who was shot in the face with a rubber bullet by a Fort Lauderdale police officer, to proceed to trial. The jury will determine whether the City of Fort Lauderdale is liable for failing to properly train its officers.
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