Plaintiff Samuel Lee Smith seeks representation to assist in his wrongful detention and violation of civil rights lawsuit against the City of Miami and City of Miami Police Officer Eric Marti. In his Second Amended Complaint, Plaintiff asserts he was unlawfully detained at gunpoint by Officer Marti while driving home outside of the City of Miami. Officer Marti was off-duty at the time of the alleged incident. Plaintiff captured a portion of encounter by video. The case is set to commence trial during the two-week period beginning February 24, 2025. Defendants have filed a Joint Motion to Dismiss, the briefing of which is temporarily stayed pending further Order from the Court. The case has been referred to Magistrate Judge Eduardo I. Sanchez for a settlement conference. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov