Plaintiff, an inmate at West Detention Center in Belle Glade, Florida, filed a Complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, complaining of Fourth Amendment violations committed by police officers at the West Palm Beach Police Department. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
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Plaintiff, Kimberly Marasco, filed suit against Defendant Taylor Swift Productions Inc., alleging that Defendant infringed upon certain copyrights in violation of the Copyright Act. 28 U.S.C. § 1338. This action was filed by Plaintiff in State Court and Removed to Federal Court on May 15, 2024. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Plaintiff, Joseph Marks, filed a pro se Complaint alleging claims for “fraudulent reporting to the IRS” and negligence against Bank of America for inaccurately reporting a charged off credit account, and seeking compensatory and punitive damages. Plaintiff submitted relevant documents as an attachment to the Complaint and is in need of an attorney to assist with determining the appropriate cause(s) of action. 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
In this post-judgment discovery dispute that commenced in July 2022, Petitioner Wendy Lee Sulda seeks the deposition testimony of Third-Party Orit Tal Galapo in an effort to collect on the outstanding judgment in Wendy Lee Sulda v. Winston Dan Vogel et. al, Case No. 17-CV-2350 (N.D. Ill.) (Jan. 29, 2018) (the “Underlying Case”). In the Underlying Case, the District Judge entered default judgment in Petitioner’s favor against Defendants Shippingquest.com, LLC, Price Break Shipping USA, LLC, Winston Dan Vogel, Albert Abramov, and Javier Sajnovsky in the amount of $100,000, including $50,000 in punitive damages, plus attorneys’ fees and costs. In the instant post-judgment matter, Ms. Galapo was initially represented by counsel, who withdrew from the case in February 2024. Presently, Ms. Galapo seeks the assistance of volunteer counsel in connection with an existing order of contempt against her, resulting from her failure to comply with a Rule 45 subpoena for her deposition. To date, Ms. Galapo has accrued more than $100,000 in daily contempt fines. A Show Cause Hearing on Petitioner’s motion to find Ms. Galapo in continued contempt is scheduled for Wednesday, August 14, 2024. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
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
Plaintiff, Darline S. Spencer, filed suit against Florida Power & Light Company and eight other defendants, alleging that pollutants were illegally discharged from a wastewater plant in Hollywood, Florida, in violation of several federal environmental statutes. Plaintiff asserts that these illegal discharges negatively affected her and nearby residents. The case is set to commence trial during the two-week period beginning March 24, 2025. Defendants have jointly filed a Motion to Dismiss, currently pending before the Court. The discovery deadline is November 25, 2024, the mediation deadline is December 2, 2024, and the dispositive motion deadline is December 10, 2024. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Plaintiff, Earl Frank Yearicks IV, has filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Miami-Dade County, the Miami-Dade Police Department, and several law enforcement officers. Plaintiff alleges violations of his Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments based on an incident in March 2020 in which he was arrested by law enforcement officers and charged with resisting arrest without violence when officers encountered Plaintiff in a vessel anchored in a sandbar during the time that Florida Governor’s Executive Order No. 20-68 was in effect. Plaintiff alleges that law enforcement officers rammed his body with a boat and “detained, arrested, tortured, and berated” him. The case is not set for trial at this time. The case originated in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida and was removed by Defendant Miami-Dade County to this Court. Plaintiff has since filed a Second Amended Complaint. Defendants have filed a Motion to Quash Service of Process and to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint, currently pending before the Court. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Plaintiff seeks assistance amending her complaint that appears to assert a wrongful death claim, arising from an accident with a garbage truck that caused the death of Plaintiff’s son. The amended complaint is due within seven days of Plaintiff paying the filing fee in full, with the final installment payment due on July 8, 2024. The Court has not entered a scheduling order at this time. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Plaintiff has filed civil rights complaint against a Palm Beach County Correctional Officer alleging that the officer was deliberately indifferent to the risk of being attacked by a fellow inmate. According to Plaintiff, the officer knew that his cell should only be opened while he was accompanied by two deputies. The office nevertheless opened the cell which allowed another inmate to attack and injure Plaintiff. The case is presently scheduled for trial on February 24, 2025 and discovery has begun. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov
Pro se Plaintiff Cobb seeks to recover unpaid disability benefits. The Social Security Administration filed a Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, a Motion for Summary Judgment on April 25, 2024. If interested, please email FLSD_ProBono@flsd.uscourts.gov