Taylor v. Nocco, 8:21-cv-00555 (M.D. Fla.)

Summary

Four Pasco County residents (Dalanea Taylor, Tammy Heilman, Darlene Deegan and Robert A. Jones III), represented by the Institute for Justice, sued Sheriff Chris Nocco in his official capacity on March 10, 2021. They alleged that the Sheriff's Office's 'Intelligence-Led Policing' program used algorithms to flag people as likely future offenders, many of them juveniles, and then harassed them and their families with repeated home visits and petty code citations, in violation of the First, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. The case settled on the eve of trial in early December 2024. Under the settlement the Sheriff's Office paid $105,000 to the four plaintiffs, agreed to end the program and not create a similar one, and acknowledged that the program had interfered with the plaintiffs' constitutional rights. No court ruled on the merits, and the Sheriff's Office called it a financial decision.

Key dates

1. March 10, 2021Filed
2. December 4, 2024Resolved
3. October 16, 2026Checked against sources
4. October 21, 2026Checked against sources

Developments are added when the record is reviewed. Next review: October 16, 2027.

Evidence

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1. On December 28, 2022, Magistrate Judge Tuite denied both parties' motions for summary judgment to allow time for limited discovery regarding changes to ILP Practices.

   Supports: Procedural history (no merits ruling)

   Taylor v. Nocco 8:21-cv-00555 (M.D. Fla.) Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse Tracker or database

2. Case 8:21-cv-00555 Document 1 Filed 03/10/21 Page 1 of 55 PageID 1

   Supports: Docket number and filing date

   DALANEA TAYLOR; TAMMY HEILMAN; DARLENE DEEGAN; and ROBERT A. JONES III, Plaintiffs,

   Supports: Plaintiffs

   Here, four Pasco County residents sue under the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

   Supports: Claims

   Plaintiffs' Complaint for Damages, Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (Dkt. 1) U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla. (copy hosted by the Institute for Justice) Primary source

3. In addition to ending the ILP program and agreeing not to create a similar one, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office will pay $105,000 to the four plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

   Supports: Settlement terms and amount

   the Pasco County Sheriff's Office acknowledged that its "Intelligence Led Policing" (ILP) program exceeded officers' implied license to knock on doors and perform offender checks, interfering with the plaintiffs' First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights

   Supports: Acknowledgment in settlement (not a court finding)

   Pasco County Sheriff Will End Predictive Policing Program to Settle Lawsuit Over Harassment Reason (C.J. Ciaramella, December 4, 2024) Reporting or analysis