Plaintiff James Sullivan brings negligence claims against the United States of America under the Federal Tort Claims Act based on allegations that some correctional officers at FCI Terre Haute knew that other inmates were threatening him but did nothing, after which he was attacked. Discovery has closed, and no party filed for summary judgment. There is a pending motion for sanctions against More...

The Court seeks counsel for Plaintiff Robert S. Woods, II for the limited purpose of collecting the $5,000.00 judgment. The defendant defaulted, and final judgment has already issued.

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Ms. Blair brought this action on behalf of herself and her two minor children under 42 U.S.C § 1983 after an emergency removal of her children.  She brings claims against various DCS agents as well as the foster parents who facilitated the emergency removal without state actors present.  She alleges violations of their Fourth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights, as well as other More...

The Court seeks to recruit counsel to represent the plaintiff in an upcoming Pavey Hearing scheduled for March 19, 2026. The Pavey Hearing will cover whether the Plaintiff, James Higgason, exhausted his available administrative remedies before filing the lawsuit. Plaintiff is currently incarcerated at Pendleton Correctional Facility. He alleges in this Section 1983 case that Defendants More...