ORFINGER, Judge.
We reverse the summary judgment entered in favor of defendant, Orange County Sheriff Lawson Lamar, because the record does not support the defendant's assertion that the federal court decided plaintiff's state court claim for false arrest and false imprisonment on its merits. While it appears clear that the dismissal of plaintiff's action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 was on the merits, it is not clear from the record or from the order dismissing the...
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