The Court seeks to recruit counsel to represent incarcerated plaintiff Vincent Pegan with settlement discussions and proceedings. After the Court's screening order, the Plaintiff proceeds on claims that the Defendants subjected him to unconstitutional conditions of confinement. Mr. Pegan has other pending cases as well, 4:24-cv-100 and 4:24-cv-96. The Court has also ordered recruitment of More...

The Court seeks to recruit counsel to represent incarcerated plaintiff Vincent Pegan with settlement discussions. After the Court's screening order, the Plaintiff proceeds on constitutional claims that the Defendants were deliberately indifferent to his serious back injury, resulting in permanent damage. Mr. Pegan has other pending cases in this court (4:24-cv-96 and 4:24-cv-100). If recruited More...

The Court seeks counsel to represent Plaintiff Andre Moton, an inmate at New Castle Correctional Facility, through final judgment. Mr. Moton alleges that the defendants used excessive force when he was punched and sprayed with OC spray by officers while incarcerated at Pendleton Correctional Facility. The defendants did not file for summary judgment. A date for a final pretrial conference or More...

Sonny Davis alleges that the defendants used excessive force when they sprayed him with fogger spray at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. Claims against two defendants have survived summary judgment. The matter is set for trial on August 25, 2025, with a final pretrial conference on August 8. The Court seeks counsel to represent Mr. Davis through final judgment.  

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The Court seeks counsel to help incarcerated plaintiff Danny Leroy Johnson with preparing an amended complaint. Mr. Johnson's complaint had been dismissed for including misjoined claims about various conditions at Pendleton Correctional Facility. The Court seeks counsel to assist Mr. Johnson with preparing an amended complaint due to his allegations that prison staff destroyed his amended More...

The Court seeks counsel to represent Plaintiff Actora Meconn Bankhead, an inmate at Pendleton Correctional Facility, in an evidentiary hearing to resolve the Defendants' affirmative defense that Mr. Bankhead failed to exhaust his available administrative remedies before filing this lawsuit. The appointment is limited to preparing for and representing Mr. Bankhead at the Pavey hearing, which More...

Plaintiff Kevin Sweat currently is an inmate at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. He alleges that Officer Katherine Norton used excessive force against him in violation of the Eighth Amendment when she threw an apple at him, striking him in the back of the neck and causing lasting pain and injury. This claim has survived summary judgment and will be resolved through settlement or trial. The More...