- Plaintiff
- Shields, Kimberly
- Represented By:
- Eiffert, Crystal (Eiffert & Associate P A )
- Defense
- Esli, Donald
- Represented By:
- Poulton, Thomas (Debevoise & Poulton P A )
Shields v. Esli
VERDICT
Trial
09/27/10 – 09/28/10
Summary
In this Law enforcement civil rights litigation, plaintiff Kimberly Shields, who fell victim of an identity theft alleged Seminole County Sheriff Donald Esli of wrongfully imprisoning and strip searching her after arresting her on a warrant intended for Shannon McGuire, who had given Ms. Shields' name when she was arrested for automobile theft.
The plaintiff was represented by attorney Crystal Eiffert. The defendant in this case, Donal Esli was represented by attorney Thomas Poulton.
The jury awarded Ms. Shield $100,000.
Outcome
Damages for unreasonable detention: 75,000
Negligence in strip search: 25,000
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Verdict
- $100,000
- Judge
- Clayton Simmons
- Jurisdiction
- 18th Judicial District of Florida
- Court
- Seminole County Courthouse
- Case Number
- 2005CA000320
- Industry
- Law Enforcement
- Practice Area
- Civil Rights, Tort Law, Negligence
- Expert Witnesses
Sessions
AM Session
Not in Session
0 Chapters
PM Session
Openings
29 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
20 Chapters
PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
7 Chapters
PM Session
Verdict
5 Chapters
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.