Plaintiff seeks assistance pursuing wrongful arrest, negligence, and civil rights claims against Miami-Dade County and two law enforcement officers after Plaintiff claimed that he was wrongfully arrested. Plaintiff has amended his Complaint once, but has not yet served the Defendants. The Court has not entered a scheduling order at this time. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
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Plaintiff Martha Edgerton filed this action against her employer, the School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, alleging Title VII claims for discrimination based on gender, sexual harassment, retaliation, and hostile work environment, and a negligent failure to maintain under Florida law. Defendant has moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Plaintiffs filed a pro se Complaint based on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s failure to timely adjudicate their I-589 Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal, which has been pending since November 2015. Plaintiffs bring four counts under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 701, et seq., and one count the Mandamus Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1361. Volunteer representation would entail representing Plaintiffs during all pretrial proceedings, including trial, if necessary. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Defendant Romancee Oshay George has filed an appeal of a district court order denying a motion for reduction in sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). He seeks representation both for the appeal, and to assist him in obtaining documents from his initial criminal case. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
The Criminal Defendant Venteria Reason seeks representation to file a motion under Amendment 821. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Plaintiff George A. Kaye seeks redress against a Homeowners Association for allegedly violating his medical rights, falsely accusing him of acts that he did not commit, and wrongly denying Plaintiff the opportunity to re-lease his rental condo. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
In this section 1983 case, Plaintiff Jimmie Evans alleges that in 2018, while he was a pretrial detainee at Turner Gilford Knight, two officers with the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department beat him in a holding cell, unprompted, following a verbal altercation. Plaintiff alleges that the beating caused him to defecate on himself and left him with swelling in the face. Defendants deny that the beating took place. The Court denied qualified immunity on summary judgment. Trial is set for December 16, 2024. Plaintiff’s motion to compel video footage of the incident is set for a hearing before Magistrate Judge Goodman on August 14, 2024. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Plaintiff Jane Doe has filed a lawsuit against the Miami-Dade County School Board and others, alleging discrimination in violation of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VI, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act based on the alleged sexual assault of her minor daughter while on a Miami-Dade County school bus. The Complaint was dismissed without prejudice as Ms. Doe cannot represent her minor child pro se. The Court has granted Ms. Doe until September 5, 2024, to obtain representation and file an amended complaint. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Plaintiff filed a pro se Complaint for Declaratory and Mandamus Relief under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 701, et seq., and the Mandamus Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1361, based on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s failure to timely adjudicate his Form N-400 Application for Naturalization. Volunteer representation would entail representing Plaintiff during all pretrial proceedings, including trial, if necessary. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Pro se Plaintiff White seeks to recover unpaid pension benefits under ERISA. Defendant has not appeared. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov