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Intermediate State Appellate Court Ruling Fails to Override Qualified Immunity Defense in Over-Detention Suit

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a ruling from the Florida First District Court of Appeals (DCA) falls short of the clarity of the law to defeat a defense of qualified immunity. A Florida prisoner was over-detained by 140 days due to prison officials incorrectly forfeiting statutory gain ...

 

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