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Parties Involved:
Warner Anthony Burgess
Appellant
Grady Judd
Appellant
Carlos Ramirez
Appellee
Jasmaine Rodriguez Ramirez
Appellee

Document Text:

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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No. 15-10628

Non-Argument Calendar

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D.C. Docket No. 8:12-cv-02819-CEH-EAJ

CARLOS RAMIREZ,

JASMAINE RODRIGUEZ RAMIREZ,

 Plaintiffs - Appellees,

versus

GRADY JUDD, 

Sheriff of Polk County, in his official capacity,

WARNER ANTHONY BURGESS,

in his individual capacity,

 Defendants – Appellants,

PAUL ALLEN MCLEOD,

in individual capacity,

Defendant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Florida

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(July 28, 2015)

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Before TJOFLAT, JORDAN, and JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal stems from a citizen-police encounter. Defendant Burgess, an 

officer in the Polk County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office, contends that the District 

Court erred in denying him qualified immunity as to plaintiff Carlos Ramirez’s 

claim, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, that Burgess used excessive force in 

violation of the Fourth Amendment1 in arresting him on the night of July 28, 2010. 

We disagree. Taking the evidence in the record in the light most favorable to 

Ramirez, we conclude that a reasonable jury could find that Burgess used 

excessive force as Ramirez contends. 

AFFIRMED.2

 1

 The Fourth Amendment right against “unreasonable searches and seizures” is 

applicable to the States and local governments. See Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643, 81 S. Ct. 1684, 

6 L. Ed. 2d 1081 (1961).

2

 Defendant Judd asks us to exercise pendant appellate jurisdiction and reverse the 

District Court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment on Ramirez’s state tort law claims of 

assault and battery. We decline his request. 

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