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Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
Mon, 04/17/2023
The clerk must send a notice to all attorneys registered with the court’s electronic filing system. The notice must state: This is notice of an opportunity to provide pro bono representation in the case of Grasso v. Varner, 4:21-cv-310-WS/MJF.... Read More
Mon, 03/20/2023
The clerk of the court shall send a notice to all attorneys registered with the court’s electronic filing system. The notice will state: This is a notice of an opportunity to provide pro bono representation in the case of Fleming v. Strong, No. 4:21... Read More
Tue, 03/14/2023
In January 2023, a Second Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 73, was entered on Defendants’ second, supplemental motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 67.
Tue, 03/07/2023
This case is scheduled for a jury trial on May 8-9, 2023. ECF Nos. 48, 51. The case is before me upon consent of the parties. ECF No. 39. Plaintiff, a prisoner in the custody of the Florida Department of
Corrections, has been proceeding pro se in... Read More
Thu, 02/23/2023
Plaintiff is an inmate of the Florida Department of Corrections proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action. Presently before the court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Appointment of Counsel. (Doc. 53).
The court denied Plaintiff’s... Read More
Thu, 02/16/2023
Having resolved Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, see ECF Doc. 58, the Court finds this matter is ready to be set for trial. This Order sets forth the procedures and requirements for the parties’ pretrial narratives and other trial
materials... Read More
Sat, 01/07/2023
This Order is merely a request for an attorney to represent Plaintiff; an
attorney may decline to appear in this case. See also, Shuler v. Fla. Dep't of Corr., 2018 WL 11273630, at *1 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 8, 2018) (“Any lawyer who agrees to undertake... Read More
Mon, 12/12/2022
Plaintiff previously requested the assistance of counsel to help him prosecute this case, which was denied. ECF Docs. 34, 37. Considering Defendants’ motion for summary judgment has been denied, ECF Doc. 53, and this case is moving towards trial,... Read More
Tue, 11/08/2022
Having resolved the last pending motion for summary judgment, ECF Doc. 69, the Court finds this matter is ready to be set for trial. This Order sets forth the procedures and requirements for the submission of the parties’ pretrial narratives and... Read More
Tue, 09/06/2022
Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Request for Appointment of Counsel. ECF Doc. 74. Plaintiff asserts “the legal issues in this case are complex and will require a skilled litigator to conduct depositions, interrogatories and a trial.” He notes the... Read More