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Pro se Plaintiff Adonis Batista brings claims under 28 U.S.C. § 1983 against three officers with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants used excessive force by shooting him in the back without justification. Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint on September 9, 2024, and the Court denied Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss on November 20, 2024. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

Pro se Defendant Alfred Sem seeks representation defending against conversion, account stated, and unjust enrichment claims brought by Plaintiff American Express National Bank. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

Pro se Plaintiff Sonia Rodriguez brings claims for copyright infringement and intellectual property misappropriation against Defendants, Grant Cardone and Cardone Capital LLC.  Plaintiff alleges that Defendants unlawfully used her original designs, projects, writings, and other creations, which she shared during discussions about potential joint ventures.  She contends that Defendants profited from her work without authorization or compensation.  Plaintiff filed her Complaint on October 15, 2024, and summonses were issued for both Defendants on November 26, 2024.  Plaintiff prefers to communicate in Spanish.

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Plaintiff, Lancelot Levy, seeks representation in this FMLA/EEOC action filed against Defendant, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, based on allegations of wrongful discharge. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

Plaintiff, Big Foot Creative Studios & Media Group LLC, seeks representation in this copyright action filed against Defendant, Adrian Fraser, based on allegations that Defendant illegally downloaded and reposted videos owned by Plaintiff. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

The Plaintiff, Robert Schuller, has filed a civil-rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the Defendant, Dr. Alain Diaz, was deliberately indifferent to his medical needs under the Eighth Amendment. Since March 2023, Schuller complained of neck swelling and pain, which he attributes to a chicken bone that, he says, has been stuck in his throat since November 2022. The Defendant—a doctor employed at Everglades Correctional Institution—has twice refuted Schuller’s complaints, but Schuller avers that the Defendant intentionally falsified his diagnosis and failed to alleviate Schuller’s pain or provide his “next step in [his] plan of care.” Because of the Defendant’s deliberate indifference, Schuller claims he is in “tremendous pain,” which he describes as a “knife in [his] throat and left ear drum.” Schuller will be seeking damages. This case is in its early stages, as the Defendant has not yet been served. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

The Complaint alleges that in December of 1998, Plaintiff was arrested and booked in Miami-Dade County Jail. Law enforcement officers then unlawfully seized Plaintiff from custody while he was a pretrial detainee, falsely imprisoned him, and proceeded to sexually assault him and subject him to physical brutality. Plaintiff also alleges he was violently sexually assaulted by a prison official on December 1, 2023. Plaintiff is therefore seeking declaratory relief that the acts alleged violated his rights, a permanent injunction ordering Defendants to modify their official policies, customs, and practices moving forward, $600,000,000.00 in compensatory damages, and $150,000,000.00 in punitive damages. This case is at a very early stage, and volunteer representation would entail representing Defendant during all pretrial proceedings, including discovery, mediation, and at trial, if necessary. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

Respondent, Sapir Swissa Dana, is seeking representation after her ex-husband, Petitioner, Israel Bassat filed a Petition under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction asserting Respondent is wrongfully retaining their children from Israel. A show cause hearing has already been held, and a hearing on the petition is scheduled for December 9, 2024. Volunteer representation would include both preparing Respondent for and representing her at the December 9 hearing before Chief Judge Altonaga. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

The Complaint alleges that Defendants City of Miami, Miami Police Department, Chief of Police, and a number of Miami Police officers violated Plaintiff’s First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights as well as other civil rights by discriminating against him, and unlawfully detaining, searching, and arresting him without probable cause in response to his social media video. Plaintiff also alleges that Defendants acted grossly negligent by not thoroughly and impartially investigating a complaint he filed with internal affairs. Plaintiff demands judgment against Defendants and seeks $2,000,000 in compensatory damages, $1,500,000 in punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, as well as declaratory and injunctive relief.

This case is at a very early stage, and volunteer representation would entail representing Plaintiff during all pretrial proceedings, including discovery, mediation, and at trial, if necessary. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

Plaintiff, Hera Becker, files suit against Defendant, Isabel Casillas Guzman, in her official capacity as Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”), for injunctive relief and declaratory judgment. Plaintiff seeks a declaration from the court that Plaintiff is not liable for a loan and that Plaintiff is not required to send the SBA any further personal information. Plaintiff also requests injunctive relief to enjoin the SBA from sending collection notices, bills, or taking any adverse action against Plaintiff. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

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