CROCKER v. BEATTY

No. 18-14682.

995 F.3d 1232 (2021)

James P. CROCKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Deputy Sheriff Steven Eric BEATTY, Martin County Sheriff's Office, in his individual capacity, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 20, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Goldberg , Goldberg & Cuvillier, PC, Tucker, GA, Guy Bennett Rubin , Todd Norbraten , Rubin & Rubin, STUART, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant James P. Crocker.

Bruce Robert Bogan , Hilyard Bogan & Palmer, PA, Orlando, FL, Richard A. Giuffreda , Purdy Jolly Giuffreda Barranco & Jisa, PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Melissa Jean Sydow , Underwood Murray, PA, Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellee Steven Eric Beatty.

Adriana Jisa , Richard A. Giuffreda , Christy M. Imparato , Purdy Jolly Giuffreda Barranco & Jisa, PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant-Appellee Martin County Sheriff.

Richard A. Giuffreda , Christy M. Imparato , Purdy Jolly Giuffreda Barranco & Jisa, PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant-Appellee Robert Crowder.

Before MARTIN, NEWSOM, and JULIE CARNES, Circuit Judges.


When Deputy Sheriff Steven Beatty arrived at the scene of a fatal car crash on I-95 in south Florida, he saw James Crocker standing in the median taking photos of the accident with his phone. Beatty seized Crocker's phone and told him to drive away. When Crocker refused to leave without his phone, Beatty arrested him and left...

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