LLOYD v. BENTON

No. 11-10273.

686 F.3d 1225 (2012)

Orvel Winston LLOYD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charity BENTON, Mrs. P.A. Smith, Ms. Zucker, Chief Classification, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 11, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlo A. Pedrioli , Barry University, Sch. of Law, Orlando, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Joy Adele Stubbs , Jonathan P. Sanford , Atty. General's Office, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge, and RESTANI, Judge.


DUBINA, Chief Judge:

Appellants Charity Benton, Patricia A. Smith, and Gail Zucker ("Appellants") appeal the district court's order remanding Appellee Orvel W. Lloyd's civil rights lawsuit to Florida state court. Appellants properly removed the case to the Middle District of Florida pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441, 1446. Although the district court recognized Appellants' right to remove the action to federal court, the district court determined that allowing...

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