U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2002

The court affirmed summary judgment for Sheriff Wilson on Vinyard’s due process and fraud claims, but reversed summary judgment for Officer Stanfield on the excessive-force claim arising from the jail ride.

The court held that substantial evidence supported the ALJ’s denial of disability benefits and that the district court erred in reversing it. The ALJ adequately considered Wilson’s combined impairments, applied the pain standard and insured-status requirements correctly, and reasonably found that Wilson could perform…

The court held that the officer was entitled to qualified immunity on the wrongful-arrest claim because he had probable cause to arrest Lee for violating a criminal county horn ordinance.