CopyCited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 12894, 2011 WL 3586153
...of its employees, Mr. Budz and Mr. Pye. Defendants filed an answer and several affirmative defenses, stating that “[a]t all times relevant to this Complaint, all Defendants acted in good faith and are therefore shielded from civil liability under Section 394.923, Florida Statutes.” Defendants also filed a motion for an order staying Newsome’s discovery, along with a motion for judgment on the pleadings based on the defendants’ immunity under section 394.923, Florida Statutes....
...5th DCA 2006) (quoting Yunkers v. Yunkers,
515 So.2d 419, 420 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987)). Thus, in our review, we must take as true all of the material allegations in plaintiffs complaint and disregard all of the denials in the defendants’ answer. See Lutz,
951 So.2d at 887 . Section
394.923 provides statutory immunity from liability to those involved in the care and treatment of sexually violent predators. Specifically, section
394.923 provides the following: The agency with jurisdiction and its officers and employees; the department and its officers and employees; members of the multidisciplinary team; the state attorney and the state attorney’s employees; the De...
