Northern District of Florida

This is a notice of an opportunity to provide pro bono representation in a prisoner civil rights action. The case is David T. Curry v. Secretary Mark S. Inch, Dr. Luis Lopez, and Dr. Simone Vilchez, case no. 4:18cv207-RH/CAS. Plaintiff’s civil rights complaint alleges the denial of timely and appropriate medical care for the Hepatitis-C Virus. Further detail is provided in the second amended complaint, ECF No. 23, the Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 63, and Order adopting the Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 69.

On August 29, 2019, Judge Eldon E. Fallon, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, granted preliminary approval of the Settlement Agreement reached between Class Counsel and the Chinese Defendants.

This is a notice of an opportunity to provide pro bono representation in the case of Thomas Ray Hayes v. Mark S. Inch, et al., case no. 4:19cv97-MW/CAS.

Plaintiff is a prisoner in the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections. He claims that he was diagnosed with the Hepatitis C Virus in October of 2001, but has been denied appropriate medical care in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Further detail is provided in the complaint, ECF No.1.

This case has just been initiated and no discovery has yet been taken.

This is a notice of an opportunity to provide pro bono representation in a jury trial. The case is Wesley Timothy Fullard v. Maria Thomas, R.N., and Carrie Rhodes, L.P.N., case no. 4:16cv507- MW/CAS.

The U.S. District Court in Panama City will be closed until further notice. 

Per Administrative Order, amended October 30th, 2018, all trials, hearings, and other matters requiring a personal appearance before the Court in Panama City Division cases will be handled in the division where the assigned district judge resides.  

In felony criminal cases, all initial appearances and related matters, including detention hearings, for Panama City Division criminal defendants shall be held in Tallahassee, Florida, except when such defendants are arrested in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa Counties. Defendants arrested in those counties shall be transported to Pensacola, Florida for such proceedings.

Parties may continue to file cases and post to Panama City in CM/ECF, but proceedings will be in the division of the assigned district judge.

Until further notice, all phone calls and mail delivery for the Panama City Division of the District Court will be forwarded to the Pensacola Division. Should you need to contact another division of the court directly, please use the information below.

• Pensacola
  Winston E. Arnow Federal Building
  100 N. Palafox St.
  Pensacola, FL 32502
  (850) 435-8440
   
• Tallahassee
  United States Courthouse
  111 N. Adams St.
  Tallahassee, Florida 32301
  (850) 521-3501
   
• Gainesville
  United States Courthouse
  401 SE First Ave.
  Gainesville, FL 32601
  (352) 380-2400

The Pensacola, Tallahassee, and Gainesville divisions are now open.

The Court will post updates to this announcement if there are any additional changes.

Note to Jurors: The Automated Jury Instruction System (AJIS) that allows you to check your status by phone is now available by calling 866-560-4756.  You may also check your status using the eJuror system at http://www.flnd.uscourts.gov/ejuror.

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.