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Colburn Kelly v. Deputy Cody Jett, et al. — 11th Cir. (Sep 30, 2026)

No. 24-10553 Argued September 30, 2026 Published October 5, 2026

The Eleventh Circuit considers Kelly's civil-rights lawsuit against two Florida sheriff's officers. Police detained him outside a McDonald's while arresting a woman on an outstanding warrant. He was convicted of driving with a suspended license and drug offenses. Kelly says Deputy Jett kept him on the curb for forty-two minutes without investigating him. He sued over that detention, but the district court dismissed his case because winning would undermine convictions that had not been overturned. His lawyers will argue that those convictions could remain valid even if the detention was unlawful. They will also argue that his two-day driving sentence left no opportunity for habeas corpus, a federal challenge to unlawful custody. The officers will defend the dismissal and also invoke qualified immunity: protection from damages when officials do not violate clearly established rights.

Colburn Kelly v. Deputy Cody Jett, et al. (No. 24-10553) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, argued September 30, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — Eleventh Circuit:https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/oral_argument_recordings/24-10553_09302026.mp3
Argument date and case listing — Eleventh Circuit:https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-recordings?page=1
Summary-judgment order — Middle District of Florida, Document 81:https://ecf.flmd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2020-01376-81-3-cv=
Earlier order on dismissal motions — Middle District of Florida, Document 55:https://ecf.flmd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2020-01376-55-3-cv=
Heck v. Humphrey — 512 U.S. 477:https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/boundvolumes/512bv.pdf
Qualified immunity — Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223:https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/boundvolumes/555bv.pdf
Qualified immunity — Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800:https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/457/800

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