On December 10, 2021, Plaintiff, Yuri Contreras, filed his Complaint against the Florida Department of Corrections, Centurion of Florida, and several employees of the Dade Correctional Institution: five correctional officers, the Warden, and the Inspector General.  Plaintiff alleges Defendants failed to protect him from sexual assault by a fellow inmate, retaliated against him for filing a complaint regarding his sexual assault, and effectuated a grievance procedure that discriminated against him on account of his disability.  Among Plaintiffs claims, he alleges correctional officers labelled him a snitch and other derogatory designations to incite violence from other inmates against Plaintiff.  These officers also allegedly seized and destroyed documents pertaining to Plaintiffs grievances.  Defendants conduct allegedly denied Plaintiff due process and equal protection under the law, in addition to violating the Eighth Amendment and Title II of the Americans with Disability Act.

Plaintiff requests injunctive relief and seeks compensatory and actual damages.  Plaintiff has until February 1, 2022 to refile his Complaint.  Plaintiff states he suffers from intellectual disabilities and only speaks Spanish. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov