L.S.T. Inc. v. Crow

834 F. Supp. 1355, 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14481, 1993 WL 413038
CourtDistrict Court, M.D. Florida
DecidedOctober 5, 1993
Docket90-1483-CIV-T-17
StatusPublished
Cited by5 cases

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L.S.T. Inc. v. Crow, 834 F. Supp. 1355, 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14481, 1993 WL 413038 (M.D. Fla. 1993).

Opinion

ORDER

KOVACHEVICH, District Judge.

This cause is before the Court on the following:

1. Motion to dismiss by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al, claims of conspiracy asserted by Plaintiffs to have arisen under 42 U.S.C. § 1985 (Docket No. 87-1);

2. Motion by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al., to dismiss the claims for deprivation of privileges and immunities of the Second and Third Counts as to Plaintiff, L.S.T., Inc. (Docket No. 87-1);

3. Motion by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al., to dismiss the claims of denial of the right to assemble asserted by the Plaintiffs in the First Count (Docket No. 87-1);

4. Motion by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al., to dismiss the defamation claims of the Thirteenth Count of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint (Docket No. 87-1);

5. Motion by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al., to dismiss the allegation of negligence contained in Paragraph One (1) of the Jurisdiction section of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint (Docket No. 87-1);

6. Motion by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al., to dismiss the pendant state claims of Plaintiffs, L.S.T. Inc., Miller, Upthegrove, Hadden and Galvez for failure to comply with the notice requirements of Florida Statutes, section 768.-28(6)(a) (Docket No. 87-1);

7. Motion by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al., to dismiss the claims of tortious interference with business of the Twelfth Count as to the Plaintiff, L.S.T., Inc., for failure to comply with the notice requirements of Florida Statutes, section 768.28(6)(a) (Docket No. 87-1);

8. Motion by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al, to dismiss the claims of lost profits of the Twelfth Count as to Plaintiffs, Steve Adams and Harvey Adams for lack of standing (Docket No. 87-1);

9. Motion by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al., to dismiss the false imprisonment and malicious prosecution claims of the Sixth, Seventh and Eight Counts of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint (Docket No. 87-1);

10. Motion by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al, to dismiss the false imprisonment and malicious prosecution claims of the Fourth and Tenth Counts of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint (Docket No. 87-1);

11. Motion by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al, for summary judgment on the claim of a policy, custom or practice to violate the Plaintiffs’ civil rights of the First, Second and Third Counts (Docket No. 87-2);

12. Motion by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al, for summary judgment on the claims of false imprisonment and malicious prosecution of the Fourth through Eleventh Counts of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint (Docket No. 87-2);

13. Motion by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al, to strike Plaintiffs’ response to Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (Docket No. 90);

14. Motion by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al., for hearing on their motion for summary judgment (Docket No. 91);

15. Motion by the Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al., to continue the filing of all dispositive motions until June 30, 1993 (Docket No. 85);

16. Motions by Defendant, William Haynes, to:

A. Dismiss the claims of conspiracy asserted by Plaintiffs to have arisen under 42 U.S.C. § 1985 (Docket No. 88-1);
B. Dismiss the claims of deprivation of privileges and immunities of the First, Second and Third Counts as to Plaintiff, L.S.T., Inc. (Docket No. 88-1);
C. Dismiss the claims of Plaintiff, L.S.T., Inc., for lack of jurisdiction (Docket No. 88-1);
*1358 D. Dismiss the claim of denial of the right to assemble asserted by the Plaintiffs in the First Count (Docket No. 88-1);
E. Dismiss the pendant state claims of Plaintiff, Galvez for failure to comply with the notice requirements of Florida Statutes, section 768.28(6)(a) (Docket No. 88-1);
F. Dismiss the claims of tortious interference with business of the Twelfth Count as to the Plaintiff, L.S.T., Inc., for failure to comply with the notice requirements of Florida Statutes, section 768.-28(6)(a) (Docket No. 88-1);
G. Dismiss the claims of the Twelfth Counts as to Plaintiffs, Steve Adams and Harvey Adams for lack of standing (Docket No. 88-1);
H. Dismiss the defamation claims of the Thirteenth Count of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint (Docket No. 88-1);
I. Dismiss the allegation of negligence contained in Paragraph One (1) of the Jurisdiction section of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint (Docket No. 88-1);
J. Summary judgment on the claim of a policy, custom or practice to violate the Plaintiffs’ civil rights of the First, Second and Third Counts (Docket No. 88-2);
K. Summary judgment on the claims of false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and battery of the Eleventh Count of the Plaintiffs’ Complaint (Docket No. 88-2).

The Court notes that Defendants, Lawrence Crow, et al., and Defendant, William Haynes, have each filed separate motions entitled: motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, motion for summary judgment. Although so entitled, each motion has distinct sections requesting dismissal and summary adjudication respectively. Therefore, for the purposes of this Order, the Court shall consider the motions to dismiss and the motions for summary judgment as distinct motions. Additionally, for the purposes of this Order, the motions of all Defendants will be considered together unless otherwise indicated.

Plaintiffs assert jurisdiction of this Court pursuant to their claims against Defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 42 U.S.C. § 1988. In addition to the federal claims, Plaintiffs assert several Florida state law claims pursuant to this Court’s pendant jurisdiction over claims arising from a common nucleus of operative facts as the federal claims.

Rule 8(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires that a complaint contain “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” A complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond a doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts that would entitle him to relief. Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 45-46, 78 S.Ct. 99, 101-02, 2. L.Ed.2d 80 (1957). A trial court, in ruling on a motion to dismiss, is required to view the complaint in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. Scheuer v. Rhodes, 416 U.S. 232

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