The Plaintiff, Rayquan Burgess, has filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against five defendants employed by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Burgess alleges that officials at the Palm Beach County Jail are responsible for an unconstitutional custom of allowing known violent offenders to freely intermingle in the Jail without adequate supervision—which resulted in Burgess being stabbed by another inmate. Burgess also claims that the Defendants were deliberately indifferent to his safety and medical needs by failing to protect him from these violent inmates and for unreasonably delaying medical treatment after Burgess was attacked. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
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Plaintiff, a Maryland resident, brings this suit under Section 1983 against various Florida police officers and state actors for an alleged incident that occurred in 2019. Plaintiff alleges that, during a visit to Florida, he was subjected to police mistreatment and brutality and then denied adequate medical care. Plaintiff is currently proceeding pro se and has indicated an inability to afford counsel. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Defendant, a Florida-based Limited Liability Company and local news website, is sued for copyright infringement after allegedly including Plaintiff’s photographs in online news stories without Plaintiff’s permission. Defendant has indicated an inability to afford counsel. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Plaintiffs Shonda T. Harris and David L. Harris bring numerous claims (filing false reports, invasion of privacy, harassment, libel) against Ervin McMillian. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
The Plaintiff filed suit against the Defendant for violations of the Federal Fair Housing Act. She is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this matter. Her original complaint was dismissed without prejudice, however, based upon arguments raised in the Motion to Dismiss briefing, the court granted her leave to file an Amended Complaint, in which she intends to allege that she and her child were denied a parking accommodation despite their limited mobility status. The Amended Complaint is due by November 21, 2023. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Plaintiff, a Fort Pierce citizen and entrepreneur, filed a Complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, complaining of First and Fourteenth Amendment violations allegedly committed by the City of Fort Pierce Planning and Zoning Department and other state actors. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Plaintiff Stephen Spilker brings a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act against The District Board of Trustees for Indian River State College, Florida, arising from their alleged failure to honor pre-approved disability accommodations while he was a student at Indian River State College. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
This complaint was screened and allowed to proceed based on Plaintiff Lovely Marius’s allegations that the Defendants discriminated against her based on her race when they prevented her from opening a bank account at an Iberia Bank branch in Aventura, Florida. Marius has been granted in forma pauperis status and service on the Defendants has been ordered. 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
This is an internet defamation case. The Defendants include a Russian journalist who operates a website that helps Russian-speaking refugees seek asylum in the United States. The Plaintiff brought a multi-count complaint against the Defendants, alleging publication of defamation on the website. The Defendants, who speak fluent English, seek volunteer counsel. The Plaintiff sought preliminary injunctive relief against the Defendants on April 19, 2023, but the Magistrate Judge issued a Report & Recommendation denying relief. The pro se Defendants have until November 13, 2023, to find counsel and respond to discovery. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Plaintiff Heninston Francis filed a pro se civil rights complaint alleging use of excessive force against the City of Hollywood and several police officers. The Court granted summary judgment in favor of several defendants and denied summary judgment to two defendants. The case failed to settle at mediation. The case against two police officers is specially set for trial beginning October 23, 2023. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov