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Defendant, John Abdelsayed, is a real estate broker and is also the President, founder, and sole shareholder of Defendant Trends Realty USA Corporation. Plaintiff filed a Complaint under 17 U.S.C. § 501 complaining of copyright infringement. Plaintiff complains of copyright infringement violations committed by Defendants John Abdelsayed and Trends Realty USA Corporation in connection with a copyrighted photograph owned by Plaintiff. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

Respondent, Richard Jean, is the father of a minor child, R.J.P. Petitioner, the mother of the minor child, filed a Petition under The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, asserting that the child was wrongfully removed from Chile and now seeks the child's return. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

Plaintiff, Carlos Tosco Gomez, is in custody at Metro West Detention Center and proceeding pro se. He alleges that he was severely beaten in the foyer of a Target store in Hollywood, Florida, in October 2019.  Gomez alleges he was beaten by store security employees and was hospitalized as a result.  He is suing for damages. The Court granted Gomez in forma pauperis status and, upon his request, referred the case to the Volunteer Lawyers Project. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

Plaintiff, Michael Grant, is a disabled attorney. Plaintiff is suing Defendant, Noel Stephen, the elected sheriff of Okeechobee County, and others for Retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and various state law intentional torts. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

This civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 was screened and allowed to proceed on Plaintiffs First Amendment retaliation claim and punitive damages claim against Defendant Johnson who allegedly threw away Plaintiffs personal property and legal materials after he successfully beat misdemeanor criminal charges filed by Defendant.  Plaintiff has been granted pauper status and service has been ordered on Defendant.  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 brings various claims against Defendant Windy Hill Foliage Incorporated for numerous violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, including disparate treatment, failure to accommodate, and reprisal. Plaintiff suffers from ADHD and alleges that Defendant Windy Hill Foliage Incorporated violated the ADA by conducting an over-the-phone disability screening on Plaintiff for the position of Commercial Truck Driver without his knowledge or consent, and by denying him employment based on his medical condition. Plaintiff is requesting compensatory damages, and front and back pay. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

The Government on behalf of its Agency, the United States Small Business Administration, has filed a lawsuit against Cedric Lathan to foreclose on a mortgage on real estate located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The Government alleges that Defendant has defaulted on a promissory note. Defendant Cedric Lathan is seeking representation through the Volunteer Attorney Program. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

This civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 was screened and allowed to proceed on Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim of deliberate indifference against the named Defendants arising from the Defendants’ failure to protect him from being attacked by another inmate on May 13, 2019 while he was confined at the South Bay Correctional Facility. The Defendants’ motion to dismiss was denied, and they have now filed an Answer to the Complaint.  Trial is currently scheduled for September 26, 2022, and volunteer representation would entail representing Plaintiff during all proceedings, including mediation, and at trial, if necessary. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

 

Plaintiff Richard Christopher Johnson filed this action against the City of Miami Beach (the “City”) and Miami Beach Police Officer Christopher Aguila (“Officer Aguila”) alleging use of excessive force, false imprisonment, and civil battery, all asserted as 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims. The only remaining claims are the following: (1) use of excessive force against Officer Aguila (Count II); (2) state law battery against the City (Count V); and state law battery against Officer Aguila (Count VI). This case has been set for trial on this Court’s two-week trial calendar beginning on June 21, 2022. Plaintiff seeks representation of counsel for trial. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

Plaintiff, who is incarcerated at Highlands County Jail, brings one claim of malicious prosecution against a Detective from the Highlands County Sheriffs Department. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov

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