Northern District of Florida

This is a notice of an opportunity to provide pro bono representation in a jury trial. The case is Quincy Alexander Williams v. Rickman, et al., Case No. 5:13cv9-MW-GRJ. Although this is a Panama City case, the trial will take place in the Tallahassee courthouse. Click here to read the complete notice.  The comple docket can be viewed here.  
 

The Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida are pleased to announce that Hope T. Cannon has been selected to join our district as a fulltime magistrate judge in the Pensacola Division of the Court. Ms. Cannon will begin her service with our Court on March 4, 2019.

Ms. Cannon earned her Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, from the University of South Alabama, and her Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, from the University of Alabama. Since earning her Juris Doctorate, Ms. Cannon has gained significant experience litigating a wide variety of cases in multiple jurisdictions across the United States, most recently as a partner for Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP.

The Judges and staff of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida offer Ms. Cannon our warmest congratulations and look forward to serving with her for many years to come.

The current four-year term of Kevin L. Butler, Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Alabama at Birmingham, expires 16 October 2019. The Federal Public Defender, under authority of 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(g)(2)(A), provides criminal defense services to individuals unable to afford counsel and supervises a full-time staff of attorneys and administrative and clerical personnel.

This is a notice of an opportunity to provide pro bono representation in Mann v. Calderon, et al., Case No. 1:17-cv-241-MW-GRJ.
Plaintiff, an inmate in the Florida Department of Corrections, currently incarcerated at Tomoka Correctional Institution, seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in connection with alleged deliberate indifference to Plaintiff’s serious medical needs. A Clerk’s default has been entered with respect to two defendants, and the Court is prepared to set an evidentiary hearing with respect to Plaintiff’s damages claim.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida has revised its Local Rules. The revised rules are now in effect. The revised rules include significant changes from the prior rules. And the revised rules include changes from the draft that was circulated for public comment in May 2015. The full public notice, which includes a summary of the most significant changes is available here.