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1:23-cv-2078 Arthula Miller v. David Cyborski (4/15/2026)

  • Arthula Miller, who is incarcerated at New Castle Correctional Facility, alleges that defendant Sergeant David Cyborski retaliated against him for filing a lawsuit by firing him from his prison job. This claim has survived summary judgment, and the Court seeks to recruit counsel to represent Mr. Miller for settlement and trial if one is necessary.

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1:24-cv-02187-RLY-MKK Andrea Anthony v. Bryan S. Hemmelgarn et al (4/15/2026)

  • The court seeks counsel to represent plaintiff Andrea Anthony in connection with a jury trial on damages set for September 22, 2026.  The Court granted Ms. Anthony's motion for summary judgment on her Fourth Amendment unlawful entry claim against Defendant Bryan Hemmelgarn. A final pretrial conference has been set for 4:00 pm on September 10, 2026. The appointment will last through final More...


1:23-cv-01757-JPH-TAB Courtney Smith v. Sgt Fish et al (4/14/2026)

  • The Court seeks counsel to represent incarcerated plaintiff Courtney Smith at a jury trial scheduled to begin on August 31, 2026. Mr. Smith proceeds on 8th Amendment conditions of confinement and state-law negligence claims based on his allegations that officers placed him in a cell at Pendleton Correctional Facility with blood and a noose and failed to clean it despite being told that the More...


1:23-cv-01925-RLY-TAB Andre Moton v. Shaver et al (4/15/2026)

  • Plaintiff Andre Moton alleges that the defendants confined him in segregation as a seriously mentally ill inmate for a prolonged period of time in violation of his constitutional rights. Claims against the medical defendants were dismissed at summary judgment, and claims against IDOC defendants have survived. This matter has not yet been set for trial. The Court seeks counsel to represent Mr. More...


1:23-cv-02226-SEB-TAB Michael Hale v. Evan Brown et al (4/13/2026)

1:22-cv-01927-JPH-TAB Jeremy Andrew Bishop v. E. Brown et al (4/13/2026)

2:24-cv-0002-JRS-MJD Rex Furman v. USA (4/9/2026)

  • The Court seeks counsel to represent Plaintiff Rex Furman, who is incarcerated at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, through final judgment. Mr. Furman alleges physical injury and loss of property due to the negligent or wrongful acts of USP-Terre Haute employees in an FTCA claim against the United States. Specifically, Mr. Furman alleges that his work supervisor told two other inmates that More...


2:24-cv-00140-JPH-MKK Brian K. Marshall v. USA et al (4/1/2026)

  • The Court seeks counsel to represent Plaintiff Brian Marshall through final judgment. Mr. Marshall alleges that prison staff members, including Lt. Cheatham, responded to a distress call in his housing unit. When they entered the housing unit, they attacked Mr. Marshall without provocation. Mr. Marshall is proceeding on two claims: (1) a Bivens claim against Lt. Cheatham for allegations of More...


1:22-cv-2405-TWP-TAB William White v. Robert Decker et al (3/30/2026)

  • William White alleges two central claims: 1) that the Federal Government committed negligence when they placed him with another inmate that he had previously had disagreements with Robert Decker; and 2) state law claims against Mr. Decker related to an altercation the two engaged in while at Terre Haute FCI.  Assault and Battery claims against Robert Decker and a negligence claim against the More...


1:23-cv-1543-TAB-RLY Xihai Wang v. City of Indianapolis et al (3/19/2026)

  • The Court seeks counsel to represent Plaintiff Xihai Wang through final judgment on constitutional claims related to criminal proceedings against him in Indiana state court. A final pretrial conference is scheduled for July 22, 2026, and a jury trial is set to begin on July 29, 2026. However, after counsel is appointed, the Court will schedule a status conference with counsel to address case More...


1:24-cv-0141-TWP-MJD Seth Vilchuck v. Quarrier et al (1/21/2026)

  • Plaintiff Seth Vilchuck is incarcerated at Pendleton Correctional Facility. He alleges that on December 28, 2023, at Pendleton, Defendant Calvin Quarrier used excessive force against him, Defendants Meghan Sommers and Amanda Terry failed to intervene in Defendant Quarrier's use of force, Defendants Sommers and Terry refused to allow Mr. Vilchuck to have a decontamination shower after being More...