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Terry Proctor, et al. v. Carolyn J. Scruggs, et al.

Baltimore, Maryland civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.

Plaintiffs' allegations arise out of Mr. Proctor's death after he was stabbed by another inmate on December 14, 2020, while he was incarcerated at Dorsey Run Correctional Facility (“Dorsey Run”) in Jessup, Maryland. (ECF No. 1 ¶¶ 19, 24.) Plaintiffs allege that shortly before 11:00... More...
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Kolette Smith v. Brian Williams, Labetter County Medical Center, d/b/a Labette Health

Wichita, Kansas employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

This case stems from the termination of the independent contractor
relationship between Plaintiff-Appellant, Dr. Kolette Smith, and Defendants-
Appellees, Brian Williams and Labette County Medical Center (“Labette Health”)
(collectively “Defendants”). Dr. Smith appeals from the district court’s grant of... More...
   $0 (12-18-2024 - KS)

R.C. v. Independent School District No. 2 of Osage County, Oklahoma, et al.

Tulsa, Oklahoma civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an education law theory.

This case involves an alleged sexual assault by a four-year old student against another four-year old student in a school bathroom. The following facts alleged in the First Amended Complaint ("FAC") (ECF No. 7) are relevant to the § 1983 claim against Madison.[1] For the 2022... More...
   $0 (12-18-2024 - OK)

Brian Hallum v. Sheriff of Delaware County and Ronald Williams

Tulsa, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

After receiving some upsetting news, Brian Hallum drove to his business, a
marijuana dispensary in Delaware County, Oklahoma. There, he had four shots of
tequila and a marijuana gummy. He then began destroying items in the dispensary, 2
such as display cases, cannabis paraphernalia, and speakers. He also scattered ... More...
   $0 (12-16-2024 - ok)

Lorenzo Clerkley, Jr. v. Kyle Holomb, and City of Oklahoma City


Oklahoma City, Oklahoma civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who claimed police officer used excessive force when he shot him.



In March 2019, a group of teenage boys entered a vacant house to play with
BB guns. A concerned neighbor called 911, and Officer Kyle Holcomb and an
Oklahoma City Police Department colleague responded. Within minutes, HolcombMore...
   $0 (11-26-2024 - OK)

Helga Dyrhauge v. Robert Randolph Black, Jr.

Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an automobile negligence claims.

Appellant Helga Dyrhauge sued respondent Robert Randolph Black, Jr., after an automobile accident. Dyrhauge rejected Black's NRCP 68 offer of judgment, and after a jury trial, failed to obtain a more favorable verdict. Black later moved for attorney fees and costs, which the district cou... More...
   $0 (11-14-2024 - NV)

Deborah D. Peterson, et al. v. Bank Markazi, AKA Central Bank of Iran, et al.


New York, New York personal injury lawyers represent the Plaintiffs seeking to collect a judgement.



the Plaintiffs’
efforts to enforce multi-billion-dollar judgments that they hold against the
Islamic Republic of Iran based on Iran’s involvement in the 1983 bombing of the
U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. In this action, they seek turnover to
... More...
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Jayne Swinford v. Officer Joshua Santos, et al.


Macon, Georgia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants for excessive force wrongful death theory.



Thomas was shot and killed by Athens-Clarke County (“ACC”)
police officers after he refused officers’ commands to drop a gun1
and instead raised and pointed it at police officers. Thomas’s
widow, Jayne Swinford, filed a laws... More...
   $0 (11-12-2024 - )

R.L. v. Knox County, Tennessee, d/b/a Knox County Board of Education


Knoxville, Tennessee civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that defendant violated Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 and the Fourteenth Amendment.



Defendant KCBE operates the public schools in Knox County, Tennessee. During the period at issue, KCBE had a Title IX Coordinator on staff and had established policies and procedures addres... More...
   $0 (11-06-2024 - TN)

Lamone M. Johnson v. Dr. Sanders, et al.


Muskogee, Oklahoma civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking additional medical care.



Plaintiff-Appellant Lamone Johnson, a male-to-female transgender woman, 1
appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment against her on a single 42
U.S.C. § 1983 claim for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.
Ms. Johnson asserted the cla... More...
   $0 (11-05-2024 - OK)

Maria Varnas v. Conner Thompson

Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.

Maria Varnas sued Conner Thompson claiming he used excessive force when he shot and killed Brandon Lynch, age 27, in 2022.

Following the tragic death of her son, Plaintiff Maria Varnas filed this lawsuit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as Special Administr... More...
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Michael Anthony Allen v. Facebook, et la.


Wichita, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant claiming to have been injured and/pr damaged by Facebook's operation.

Michael Allen filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights lawsuit
against Facebook and other social media entities alleging that, while incarcerated, he
is the target of some sort of “illegal A.I.” emitter technology, ca... More...
   $0 (11-04-2024 - KS)

Ashley Myers v Turn Key Health Clinic, LLC, et al.


Tulsa, Oklahoma prisoner civil rights personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs.



Myers v. Turn Key Health Clinic, LLC
22-cv-119-JDR-JFJ (N.D. Okla. Aug. 30, 2024)

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"In an emergency, seconds count; it is only when the emergency is over that a court is tasked with counting seconds. That is the Court's unenviable job following th... More...
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The State of Ohio v. Johnathan Smith


Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a felony.




Pursuant to Supreme Court Practice Rule 7.08(B)(3), we summarily reverse the First District Court of Appeals' judgment holding that there was insufficient evidence to establish that the offenses with which appellee, Johnathan Smith, was charged occurred in Hamilton County. We ... More...
   $0 (10-22-2024 - OH)

Kerry Ross v. Morgan Polky, et al.


Portland, Maine civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that his constitutional rights were violated as result of being sexually assaulted and harassed by Morgan Polky who was serving as his case works in a parental reunification context.



Plaintiff Kerry Ross is a parent. In December 2017, Ross's children were taken into protective custody. The childre... More...
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Harold Dombrowski v. Wilson


Jacksonville, Florida prisoner civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.



Section 1983 of the United States Code protects individuals from the deprivation of their rights, privileges, or immunities by a person acting under color of state law. Prisoners can use this law to sue state correctional officials in federal court if the conditions of their confinement violat... More...
   $0 (10-18-2024 - FL)

Clarence Stevenson, et al. v. The County of Orange, et al.


New York City, New York personal injury civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff.



Plaintiff, Clarence Stevenson, as Administrator of the Estate of Michael Anthony Stevenson, deceased, and Clarence Stevenson, individually (“Plaintiffs”), brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting claims of constitutionally inadequate medical care under the Fourteenth... More...
   $0 (10-18-2024 - NY)

Dean Carbajal v. James Falk, et al.


Denver, Colorado 42 U.S.C. 1983 constitutional violation civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.



Plaintiff Dean Carbajal and two other plaintiffs, Luis Leal and Victoria Carbajal, initiated this lawsuit on May 14, 2019. Docket No. 1. The complaint asserted a variety of claims against many defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 28 U.S.C. § 1367, 42 U.S.C. § 12203, ... More...
   $0 (10-16-2024 - CO)

Lamonte Jackson Gibson; Toriel Dixon v. Reginald Beasley


Detroit, Michigan civil rights personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that their civil rights were violated by the Defendant.


On a Friday night, Lamonte Jackson-Gibson celebrated his birthday with several friends, including his girlfriend, Toriel Dixon. After midnight, the group took the celebration to Detroit’s Greektown neighborhood. There, they... More...   $0 (10-15-2024 - MI)

Rodney Rucker v. James Marshall, et al.


Oxford, Mississippi civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants for violating his rights.



Officer James Marshall observed Rodney Rucker sitting in the driver’s seat of a running car at 3:00 a.m. in front of a hotel known for drugs and prostitution. After learning the car was registered locally, Marshall approached to question Rucker, but Rucke... More...
   $0 (10-15-2024 - TX)

Richard Scott Shafer v. Micheal Rutledge


Corpus Christi, Texas prisoner civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.



Plaintiff Richard Scott Shafer, an inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this prisoner civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is a Motion to Dismiss filed by Michael Rutledge, Joseph Wright, the Commissary Manager, Christi Garcia, and Do... More...
   $0 (10-14-2024 - TX)

S.M.N. Islam v. Police Officer Andrew Tirelli


Brooklyn, New York civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.


The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties to this care are not available
Civil rights claims against police officers can include a range of allegations, such as:

Excessive force: Using more force than is reasonable or necessary

False arrest: Arresting someone without suff... More...
   $0 (10-11-2024 - NY)

K'waun Cole v. Correction Office Yu, et al.


Plaintiff, K’waun Cole, currently confined at Corrigan-Radgowski
Correctional Center (“Corrigan”) in Uncasville, Connecticut, has filed a complaint
pro se under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff names three defendants, Warden Robert
Martin and Correctional Officers Yu and Stone. He seeks damages for the
defendants’ deliberate indifference to his safety.
The Prison L... More...
   $0 (10-11-2024 - CT)

ALVIN LORENZO MAZIE, SR v. DEONKA BOOZIER-MAZIE

Civil lawyer represented the Appellee with fiing a motion to enforce the judgment and hold Alvin in contempt




Alvin and Deonka Mazie were married on April 11, 2009. The couple separated on
November 30, 2020, “although the... More...
   $0 (10-08-2024 - MS)

Reuben Jelani Adams, et al. v Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government, et al.


Lexington, Kentucky civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs.


This matter is before the Court on the Defendants' motions to dismiss. [R. 13.] The five plaintiffs were football players at the University of Kentucky. [R. 1 at 1.] Months after a houseparty ended in a physical altercation, Detective Cory Vinlove submitted a criminal complaint charging the Plaintiffs with... More...
   $0 (10-04-2024 - KY)

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