April 20, 2026·6:18-cv-00115-RSB-CLR·Per Curiam·By Aisha Johnson
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit remands this civil rights case to the district court following an en banc decision. The court's ruling reverses a prior grant of summary judgment based on qualified immunity grounds.
This matter returns to the Eleventh Circuit on remand following an en banc Court opinion that reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Officer Alberta W. Milton and Officer Christina Iri-zarry on qualified immunity grounds.
The court’s reasoning
Based on the en banc Court’s ruling, the court remands the case to the district court for further proceedings consistent with the en banc opinion.
What it means going forward
The case proceeds in the district court for further proceedings, with the qualified immunity defense previously granted to the officers now reversed.
