Adelina McCulley v. Detective Jeffrey Jones

Case: 18-10243 Date Filed: 05/07/2019 Page: 1 of 2 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 18-10243 ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 8:17-cv-01681-RAL-MAP ADELINA MCCULLEY, CLARENCE J. MCCULLEY, JOHN M. RICHMOND, Plaintiffs - Appellants, versus DETECTIVE JEFFREY JONES, (PCSO), individually, GRADY JUDD, in his official capacity as Sheriff of the Polk County Sheriff's Office, Defendants - Appellees. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ________________________ (May 7, 2019) Case: 18-10243 Date Filed: 05/07/2019 Page: 2 of 2 Before WILSON, JILL PRYOR, and TALLMAN, ∗ Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Adelina McCulley, Clarence McCulley, and John Richmond (collectively, Appellants) brought § 1983 malicious prosecution actions against Detective Jeffrey Jones. The district court dismissed Appellants’ complaint, reasoning that Jones was entitled to qualified immunity because he had probable cause to arrest Appellants. Appellants then moved to amend the judgment, which was denied. Appellants appealed. After careful review and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm the district court’s well-reasoned opinion. ∗The Honorable Richard C. Tallman, United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting by designation. 2