U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2005

Tropical Aviation Ground Svcs. v. Kenneth Jenne

Tropical Aviation Ground Svcs. v. Kenneth Jenne
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Decided May 2, 2005

Tropical Aviation Ground Svcs. v. Kenneth Jenne

Opinion

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 04-13426 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT MAY 2, 2005 ________________________ THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK D. C. Docket No. 04-60416 CV-PCH TROPICAL AVIATION GROUND SERVICES, INC., A Florida corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus KENNETH JENNE, II, Sheriff of Broward County, ROBERT SIERRA, Defendants-Appellants.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida _________________________

(May 2, 2005)

Before BLACK, MARCUS and FAY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Appellant Robert Sierra, an employee of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, conducted a warrantless search on the commercial premises of Appellee Tropical Aviation Ground Services, Inc. (Tropical Aviation). Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Tropical Aviation brought suit against Sierra, alleging a violation of the Fourth Amendment. Sierra filed a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss the complaint based on qualified immunity. The district court denied Sierra’s motion, and this appeal followed. The district court did not err in denying Sierra’s motion to dismiss.

AFFIRMED.

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