L.S. EX REL. HERNANDEZ v. PETERSON

No. 19-14414.

982 F.3d 1323 (2020)

L.S., EX REL. Yasmin Lorena HERNANDEZ, Giancarlo Mendoza, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Scot PETERSON, Jan Jordan, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 11, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solomon M. Radner , Johnson Law, PLC, Detroit, MI, Kristoffer Rajendra Budhram , Law Offices of Conrad J. Benedetto, Jacksonville, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

David Steven Henry , Kelley Kronenberg, PA, Davie, FL, Michael R. Piper , Christopher J. Stearns , Johnson Anselmo Murdoch Burke Piper & Hochman, PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant-Appellee Scot Peterson.

David Steven Henry , Kelley Kronenberg, PA, Davie, FL, for Defendant-Appellee John Does 1-3.

Alexis Fields , David L. Ferguson , Seth David Haimovitch , Kopelowitz Ostrow, PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, David Steven Henry , Kelley Kronenberg, PA, Davie, FL, for Defendant-Appellee Jan Jordan.

David Steven Henry , Kelley Kronenberg, PA, Davie, FL, Irwin R. Gilbert , Eric Matthew Yesner , Conrad & Scherer, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant-Appellee Andrew Medina.

David Steven Henry , Kelley Kronenberg, PA, Davie, FL, Debra Potter Klauber , Kenneth John Miller , Eugene K. Pettis , Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm, PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant-Appellee Robert Runcie.

David Steven Henry , Kelley Kronenberg, PA, Davie, FL, Adam Katzman , Broward County Attorney's Office, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Rocio Blanco Garcia , Littler Mendelson, PC, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellee Broward County.

Alexis Fields , Kopelowitz Ostrow, PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, David Steven Henry , Kelley Kronenberg, PA, Davie, FL, for Defendant-Appellee Scott Israel.

Before WILLIAM PRYOR, Chief Judge, HULL and MARCUS, Circuit Judges.


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