Date: 03-31-2006

Case Style: Arnetta McCloud v. Kenneth W. Fortune, et al.

Case Number: 4:05-cv-00101-RH-WCS

Judge: Robert L. Hinkle

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Leon County

Plaintiff's Attorney:

Stuart Mitchell and Guy Rubin of Rubin & Rubin, P.A. of Stuart, Florida

Defendant's Attorney:

Gwen Adkins of Coppins Monroe Adkins Dincman & Spellman, P.A., Tallahassee, Florida

David Cornell, David Delaney and Elizabeth Collins of Dell Graham, P.A., Gainesville, Florida

Caroline Falvey of Green & Bradshaw, P.A. Ocala, Florida

Description:

Arnetta McCloud and other members of her family sued Kenneth W. Fortune and other members of the Leon County Sheriff's Department on a civil rights theory, 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that the defendants illegally detained and searched them in 2001.

The defendants, all former deputies or ranking offices, claimed that they ordered a "pat search" and that they were invited to search the home.

Arnetta McCloud claimed that she was stripped-searched and had her genitals scratched by a female deputy. Cynthia McCloud claimed that she was forced to pull down her pants by a female deputy.

Outcome: Plaintiffs' verdict for $2 million including $1.3 million in punitive damages.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: None