BALDWIN v. CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE

No. 4D06-2862.

961 So.2d 1015 (2007)

Dallas Ray BALDWIN, Appellant, v. CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied September 4, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. White of Charles G. White, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

Alain E. Boileau and Dieter K. Gunther of Adorno & Yoss LLP, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


STEVENSON, J.

Dallas Ray Baldwin was arrested by City of Fort Lauderdale police officers following a sting operation. Later, Baldwin sued the City of Fort Lauderdale, alleging he sustained injuries (1) when police severely beat him after he was arrested and handcuffed and (2) when police failed to use an available seat belt to secure him and "through continuous rapid stopping and accelerating" caused him to be "hurled" around the van during transport to jail. The...

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