In Lewis v. Turnwald, pro se Plaintiff Kharvell Lewis commenced a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil-rights action against two employees of the Michigan Department of Corrections. Lewis claims that the employees subjected him to excessive force following an altercation at the prison where Lewis is incarcerated.
The case has now proceeded through summary judgment and is ready for a jury trial on a single remaining claim against a single remaining Defendant.
The remaining claim Defendant Cody Turnwald is straight forward: Lewis claims that Turnwald injured his (Lewis’) eye when Turnwald used an “eye gouge” on Lewis even though Lewis was compliant and handcuffed at the time. Therefore, it should not take long for an attorney to get up to speed on the case. Likewise, the trial in this case should be relatively short. Thus, this case provides an excellent candidate for an attorney to gain federal jury trial experience without an overwhelming record to learn prior to trial. The Court will also provide pro bono counsel sufficient time to prepare for trial and will work with both counsel to schedule trial for a mutually-convenient date.
The Court is also in the process of posting this request to the Court’s website, http://www.mied.uscourts.gov/index.cfm?pageFunction=ProBonoInformation and it can be accepted there.
