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Terry Huspon v. Carter et al, 2:21-cv-0260-JPH-MKK (3/30/23)

  • Plaintiff Terry Huspon is incarcerated at Miami Correctional Facility. He claims that he was held in segregation at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility for more than two years without meaningful review. Mr. Huspon contends that, in segregation, he was kept in a small cell without windows or adequate ventilation for 23 hours per day and that the cells have no intercom system and that he had to More...


Robert Shorter v. Hendrix et al, 2:20-cv-0657-JPH-MKK (3/29/23)

  • The Court seeks counsel to represent Robert Shorter at a settlement conference. Mr. Shorter alleges violations of his rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment based on time he spent in segregation at Pendleton Correctional Facility from 2016 to 2020, and Wabash Valley from 2020 through 2022. The defendants have filed a motion for partial summary judgment but are interested in a More...


Michael Jorgensen v. Dr. Miguel Fanco, 2:20-cv-0643-JPH-MKK (3/29/23)

  • Michael Jorgensen alleges that Dr. Franco delayed extracting his teeth for roughly six months, causing him unnecessary pain in violation of the Eighth Amendment. 

    The Court has denied summary judgment, and this case will proceed to settlement or trial. No trial date is currently set. 

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Kenneth Garland v. GEO Group et al, 1:20-cv-1540-JRS-KMB (3/29/23)

  • The Court seeks counsel to represent Kenneth Garland through final judgment. Mr. Garland filed this civil rights action challenging several Indiana Department of Correction and GEO Group policies related to correspondence. The Court granted summary judgment on all claims, but GEO Group did not address Mr. Garland's challenge to the hardcover book ban at New Castle in their motion for summary More...


Robert Shorter v. Dunn et al, 1:20-cv-2824-JRS-TAB (3/13/2023)

  • The Court seeks counsel to represent incarcerated plaintiff Robert Shorter through final judgment. Mr. Shorter is a Hebrew Israelite and alleges that the defendants, employees at New Castle Correctional Facility, discriminated against him due to his religion and being intimidated by his physical appearance. The following claims have survived summary judgment: free exercise and RLUIPA claims, More...


Royal Amos v. Rajoli et al, 2:21-cv-0264-JRS-MG (3/10/2023)

  • The Court seeks counsel to represent incarcerated plaintiff Royal Amos through final judgment. Mr. Amos alleges that he is suffering from chest pain and blood in his stool that was not adequately treated. Summary judgment was granted for all defendants except Dr. Naveen Rajoli. Neither a settlement conference nor trial has been scheduled. 

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Kenneth Zamarron v. Byrd et al, 2:21-cv-0098-JMS-MKK (3/6/2023)

  • Kenneth Zamarron, who is incarcerated at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility (WVCF), suffers from dissecting cellulitis of his scalp, a condition that results in inflammation and bacterial infections.  He sued medical providers at WVCF alleging that they violated his Eighth Amendment rights by failing to treat this condition. Some of those claims have settled and the remaining defendants' More...


Travis Tuttle v. Williams, 1:22-cv-1737-RLY-KMB (3/3/2023)

  • The Court seeks counsel to represent Travis Tuttle, an inmate at Bartholomew County Jail, through final judgment. Mr. Tuttle suffers from multiple sclerosis and has trouble walking. He alleges that the defendant sprayed him with O/C spray unnecessarily when he had trouble walking back to his cell as ordered. He seeks injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive damages. Discovery is ongoing More...


Santana Gray v. Cooperider et al, 1:20-cv-3111-JMS-TAB (3/1/2023)

  • The Court seeks counsel to represent incarcerated plaintiff Santana Gray through final judgment. Mr. Gray alleges three correctional officers were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs when they kept him in a cell for three hours after he was pepper-sprayed despite him telling them he was experiencing an asthma attack. Summary judgment was denied, and this matter will be More...


Byron Ratcliffe v. Plasse, 2:21-cv-0074-JMS-MJD (2/23/23)

  • The Court seeks counsel to represent Byron Ratcliffe through final judgment. Mr. Ratcliffe alleges that the Vigo County Sheriff John Plasse subjected him to unconstitutional conditions of confinement by failing to implement sufficient COVID-19 precautions at the jail. Summary judgment has been denied as to a Monell claim against Sheriff Plasse. Neither a settlement conference nor trial have More...


Ronald E. Stewart v. Pendleton Correctional Facility, 1:22-cv-1521-JRS-KMB (2/16/23)

  • Ronald E. Stewart is an inmate at Pendleton Correctional Facility. He has stage 3 lung cancer and alleges that he is not receiving adequate treatment for this condition. His original complaint was dismissed on technical grounds, and the Court has determined that he is not able to effectively plead his claims, conduct discovery, or engage in late-stage litigation without the assistance of More...


Kyle Jordan Wyatt v. Plasse, 2:20-cv-0535-JMS-MJD, (2/6/2023)

  • Vigo County COVID-19 Case:
    The Court seeks counsel to represent Kyle Wyatt through final judgment. Mr. Wyatt alleges that the Vigo County Sheriff John Plasse subjected him to unconstitutional conditions of confinement by failing to implement sufficient COVID-19 precautions at the jail. Summary judgment has been denied as to a Monell claim against Sheriff Plasse. Neither a settlement More...


Keith Ball v. Plasse, 2:21-cv-0062-JMS-MJD (2/6/2023)

  • Vigo County COVID-19 Case:
    The Court seeks counsel to represent Keith Ball through final judgment. Mr. Ball alleges that the Vigo County Sheriff John Plasse subjected him to unconstitutional conditions of confinement by failing to implement sufficient COVID-19 precautions at the jail. Summary judgment has been denied as to a Monell claim against Sheriff Plasse. Neither a settlement More...