July 30, 2024
A Florida federal judge has denied Miami officials' bids to toss a retaliation lawsuit brought by the city's former police chief, rejecting claims that he hadn't exhausted his administrative remedies before filing his complaint and saying his attempts to do so would be considered futile.
October 13, 2022
Attorneys representing Miami city officials sued by former police chief Art Acevedo said Thursday in federal court that his lawsuit alleging retaliation over his firing in 2021 should be dismissed, arguing it was their discretion to fire him for poor job performance.