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My son had his face bashed in and 2 ten hour operations with 12 plates, 80 screws, 600 stitches and jaws wired shut(eating with a straw for 90 days) is due to get out in 3 weeks and NEEDS a Fedreal court Lawyer to file a case against Calif and housing, food , transportation to the hospital that needs to see him for 90 days and may never be able to work again. How do I find this type of person (ACLU is to busy as usual). - jrbutcher5 @ yahoo . com -

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ACLU can't help (to busy)

Posted by Gloria M 34 days ago.

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Hello XXX-X-XXXXX,

The ACLU normally does not handle personal injury lawsuits or other types of claims such as Section 1983 actions.

In order to find an attorney who would be willing to take the case, you will need to contact personal injury attorneys in your region. Not every personal injury lawyer will take all types of tort cases. That means that you will need to contact quite a few attorneys before you find the right one for your case.

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34 days ago.

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My son has used an Atty in the past and he told me to find some one that could file against the state (he can not). My son owns nothing and has no money, but will never be able to work again due to what happened in prison, I live in Ohio and am retired and widowed. When he gets out in 3 weeks the state plans on doing nothing and he will still be eating with a straw and has no transportation to the doctors, no housing, food or family in Calif. Along with legal help are there any state or federal services that can help?

Posted by Gloria M 34 days ago.

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Hello XXX-X-XXXXX,

In looking for an attorney, you may want to contact the State Bar of California Lawyer Referral Service.

Your son may want to apply for Social Security Disability.

He may want to apply for food stamps and Section 8 housing. One good place to begin would be to check the local county welfare department list for the state of California.

He should also ask the hospital if there is a social worker on staff. Many, many hospitals have social workers on staff who can put the patient in touch with local services which can help them upon discharge.

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33 days and 23 hours ago.

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Thank you , we are working on the S S Disability and county welfare depts and the "Lawyer Referral Services" are all to busy unless someone in their world sends a client so they always use some way out. Is there a majic key word or words that may help or some one that will recommend my son. He is in Calipatria State prison, CA near San Diego.

Posted by Gloria M 33 days and 23 hours ago.

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Hello XXX-X-XXXXX,

If your son has a potential Section 1983 action against the prison system, for his injuries, then you would be using that phrase in looking for an attorney. Section 1983 cases are fairly complex, and therefore, many attorneys do not take them. By mentioning Section 1983 when you contact the lawyer referral service, that may help to direct you to attorneys with experience in such cases.

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33 days and 23 hours ago.

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OK, I like what you are saying, please give me more on this section 1983. For business reasons many years ago I took a paralegal course so I should be able to understand what you say. I think this will give me a good start so I'm very thankful.

 

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Hello XXX-X-XXXXX,

Section 1983 actions can be used where, for example, a prisoner is denied his basic rights by the prison. This may be in the form of not giving him appropriate, necessary medical care. Or, it may be used to deal with brutality in the prison system which resulted in injuries. Here are some resources to get you started, if you want to learn more about the type of lawsuit and whether it might be of use to your son:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1871

http://www.answers.com/topic/section-1983-1

http://www.fjc.gov/public/pdf.nsf/lookup/Sect1983.pdf/$file/Sect1983.pdf

http://library.findlaw.com/1999/Jan/1/126485.html

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