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Pekah Wallace v. Cheryl Sharp, et al.

New Haven, Connecticut civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on an employment discrimination theory.


Plaintiff Pekah Wallace ("plaintiff”) brings this action against defendants Cheryl Sharp ("Sharp”) and Tanya Hughes ("Hughes”) (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "defendants”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983, alleging that defen

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Latherian Harris v. City of Saginaw, et al.

Bay City, Michigan civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming that for wrongful arrest and prosecution in violation of his constitutional rights.

For longtime Saginaw resident Latherian Harris, the evening of November 10, 2018 began as many others had: with a quick trip to the local corner store. The evening took a turn for the worse, however, when a verbal di

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Patrick Fehlman v. James Mankowski

Madison, Wisconsin civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory.

Patrick Fehlman, a former member of the Neillsville, Wisconsin police department, sued Chief of Police James Mankowski, alleging the Chief retaliated against him for critiquing the Chief's leadership, in violation of the First Amendment.

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Fehlman appe

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Timothy A. Raimey v. City of Niles, et al.

Youngstown, Ohio civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on excessive force theories.

In January 2019, Officer Christopher Mannella fatally shot James Burroughs at an apartment complex in Niles, Ohio. On behalf of Burroughs's estate, Timothy Raimey brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law against the City of Niles and several involved police offic

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Paul Velleca v. Robert Pangburn, et al.

Syracuse, New York civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on prisoner civil rights violation theories.


Plaintiff Paul Velleca, a New York State inmate proceeding pro se, commenced this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, raising claims arising out of his incarceration at the Delaware County Jail. (Dkt. No. 1). On October 22, 2021, Defendants filed a

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Paul Velleca v. Robert Pangburn, et al.

Syracuse, New York civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants

Plaintiff Paul Velleca, a New York State inmate proceeding pro se, commenced this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, raising claims arising out of his incarceration at the Delaware County Jail.

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Joseph Sapienza, et al. v. City of Buffalo, et al.

Buffalo, New York civil right lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant claiming violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.


Plaintiffs Jospeh Sapienza and Affordable Electrical Services by Sapienza Electric, Inc., ("Affordable Electric Services”) commenced this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, and 1988. Dkt. 1. Plaintiffs assert elev

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John W. Carter v. State of Oklahoma

¶1 The plaintiff in error, John W. Carter, defendant below, was charged by information in the district court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma with the crime of first degree manslaughter, allegedly committed on March 28, 1960, at about 11:45 a.m. in said county and state. It was charged that the accused drove his automobile on the left-hand side of the highway into the front end of a tractor and pole-tra

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Raymond Stinde v. Joshua Schoenbeck, et al.

East St. Louis, Illinois civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on prisoner civil rights violation theories.


Plaintiff Raymond Stinde, an inmate of the Illinois Department of Corrections currently incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center ("Menard"), brings this action for alleged deprivations of his constitutional rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for v

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Keath Bartynski v. City of Highland Park, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a civil rights violation theory.


Plaintiff Keath Bartynski brings this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Defendant City of Highland Park. Am. Compl. (Dkt. 9). Bartynski was employed by the City as a police officer from June 2015 to June 2019. Def. Bartynski Dep. at 9, 34 (Dkt. 39-2); Letter of Resignat

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Giotto Germany v. Derek Watkins

Detroit, Michigan civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant violated his civil rights by charging him with "unlawfully summon[ing], as a joke, prank, or otherwise without good reason by phone in violation of a City of Warren ordinance.

Plaintiff Giotto Germany brings this action against Defendant Derek Watkins, a police officer employed by the City of Warren. Compl. (Dk

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Kimiesha Hill v. Town of Valley Brook

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983.


The Town of Valley Brook is a small municipality situated within the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. In 2020, the three Plaintiffs—Kimiesha Hill, Jason Garnett, and Kiara McCorkle—were stopped by Valley Brook police officers for

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Tyler Astorga v. County of San Diego and Kevin Boegler

San Diego, California civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming claiming that his civil rights were violated by the Defendants.


Plaintiff Tyler Astorga brings this action against Defendants the County of San Diego (the "County”) and Kevin Boegler ("Deputy Boegler”).[1] Before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs. ECF No

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Zvitaliy Strizheus v. The City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sioux Falls, South Dakota civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants taking of property without just compensation.


Plaintiffs Vitaliy and Nataliya Strizheus (collectively "Plaintiffs”) seek a preliminary injunction to prevent Defendant the City of Sioux Falls ("the City”) from enforcing a final state court judgment permitting the razing of Plaintiffs'

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Ryan Darley Maughan v. Salt Lake County Jail

Salt Lake City, Utah Pro Se Plaintiff without a lawyer filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Salt Lake County Metro Jail


Complaint:

(a) lumps together Defendants' allegedly unconstitutional behaviors, instead of separately affirmatively linking each individual defendant to each dated and specific individual allegation of a civil-rights violation. (See below.)

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Richard S. Wilkinson v. Scott Rodgers, et al.

Spokane, Washington civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on First Amendment violation theories.


This matter relates to a Position Statement adopted by the Washington Medical Commission ("WMC”) on September 22, 2021 to address misinformation related to COVID-19 and the available treatments. A detailed factual background in discussed in the Court's Order

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LaShawn Ezell, Larod Styles, Charles Johnson, and Troshawn McCoy v. City of Chicago, et al.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer sued Defendants on civil rights wrongful death theories.


Plaintiffs LaShawn Ezell, Larod Styles, Charles Johnson, and Troshawn McCoy each filed a nearly identical civil rights action1 against the City of Chicago, Cook County, a number of Chicago Police Officers,2 and former Cook County State's Attorney Joseph Alesia. Each asserts claims stemmi

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Roynes J. Doral, II v. City and County of Honolulu, et al.

Honolulu, Hawaii civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants for violating his constitutional rights with the result he was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for sexual assault.

On August 4, 2003, a jury found Plaintiff Roynes J. Dural II
guilty of five separate Sexual Assault crimes in Hawaii State
Court. Plaintiff was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.

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Elmer Daniels v. United States of America, et al.

Plaintiff Elmer Daniels, by his undersigned attorneys, files this Complaint against the United
States of America, Michael P. Malone, the City of Wilmington, Philip Saggione III, and John Does
1-10 for violating his rights and causing his wrongful incarceration. He alleges as follows:
INTRODUCTION
1. In 1980, Elmer Daniels, an 18-year-old black male, was wrongfully convicted of

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Miguel Coca et al. v. City of Dodge City, et al.

Wichita, Kansas civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on a Voting Rights Act violation theory.


Both Plaintiffs are Latino U.S. citizens of legal voting age who reside in Dodge City (the "City”). The Defendants are the City itself and members of the Dodge City Commission: E. Kent Smoll, who also serves as the City's Mayor; Michael Burns, the City's Vice

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Deanna Lunsford, et al. v. City of Tulsa, et al.

Tulsa, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming that they were harmed by "Tulsa Police Department (TPD) officers acted with deliberate indifference by using excessive force, and the incidents giving rise to their claims occurred because of an unconstitutional municipal policy concerning the training and supervision of TPD officers.

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Robert DuBoise v. City of Tampa, et al.

Tampa, Florida civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming his rights were violated by being wrongfully charged and convicted of a crime he did not commit.

"After DNA analysis of newly-discovered evidence "affirmatively excluded him” as a suspect and resulted in the vacatur of his 1985 conviction for murder, Robert DuBoise sues (Doc. 62) the City of Tamp

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State of Florida v. Robert DuBoise

Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

The Supreme Court of Florida affirmed Defendant's conviction in 1988, stating:

"This cause is before the Court on appeal of a judgment of conviction of capital felony for which a sentence of death was imposed. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Robert Earl DuBoise a

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James E. Huntley v. Tyrex Ore & Minerals, et al.

Indianapolis, Indiana civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on breach of contract theories.


This is a breach of contract and unpaid wages case. Plaintiff, James Huntley, brought this action against his employer, Tyrex Ore & Minerals Company, and its CEO, Maurice Hoo. Plaintiff had entered into an employment contract with Defendants ("the Employment Agreem

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C.J. v. United States of America, et al.

Louisville, Kentucky personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a Federal Tort Claims Act theory.

Plaintiff C.J. alleges that Officer Jacob Salcido sexually assaulted and battered her while an inmate at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. She sued the United States and Salcido on February 10, 2023, alleging that Salcido violated her constitutional r

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