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Feb. 2, 2012 |
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United States v. Cogan
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 3:10-cv-00533 (W.D. Ky.)
FH-KY-0001
On August 10, 2010, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3601-3619, against the Defendants, owners of Park Place Apartments, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. (Judge Charles R. Simpson, III, Louisville Division). The Plaintiff claims Defendant failed to accommodate persons with disabilities. The Plaintiff asked the Court to 1) declare the Defendants’ conduct a violation of the Fair Housing Act; 2) enjoin the Defendants from failing to provide accommodations for persons with disabilities; and 3) award monetary damages to those harmed by Defendants’ conduct.
On December 08, 2011, the Court (Judge Simpson), entered a three-year Consent Order enjoining the Defendants from discriminating on the basis of disability and awarding victims $275,000. |
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Feb. 2, 2012 |
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United States v. Warren Properties, Inc.
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 1:09-cv-00237 (S.D. Ala.)
FH-AL-0005
On April 29, 2009, the United States Department of Justice brought a suit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3602(h) against Defendant, Warren Properties, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama (Judge Callie Granade, Southern Division). Plaintiff-Intervenor was added to the case on March 17, 2010. Plaintiff and Plaintiff-Intervenor asked the court to enjoin the Defendants from discriminating in its rental practices on the basis of disability and to award damages to the Plaintiff-Intervenor.
On December 28, 2010, the Court (Judge Granade, Southern District), enter a four year consent decree for the parties. The Court enjoined the Defendants from discriminating on the basis of disability in its rental and housing practices, and awarded Plaintiff-Intervenor $1,195,000.
The case was terminated on February 22, 2011. |
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Jan. 31, 2012 |
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Valdivia v. Schwarzenegger
Case Category: Criminal Justice (Other)
Trial Docket: 2:94-cv-00671-LKK-GGH (E.D. Cal.)
CJ-CA-0001
On May 2, 1994, a group of California parolees filed a class action lawsuit alleging that their rights had been violated by the state's parole revocation system. The district court granted partial summary judgment to the plaintiffs, and the parties reached a stipulated permanent injunction to improve the timeliness of parole revocation proceedings. |
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Jan. 31, 2012 |
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Mann v. Georgia Department of Corrections
Case Category: Criminal Justice (Other)
Trial Docket: Docket No. Not Available (State Court)
CJ-GA-0005
This case involved a constitutional challenge to a Georgia state law which placed restrictions on where sex offenders could live or work. The law, OCGA § 42-1-15, prohibited registered sex offenders from residing or working at a location that was within 1,000 feet of any child care facility, church, ...
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Jan. 31, 2012 |
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King v. Walker
Case Category: Criminal Justice (Other)
Trial Docket: 1:06-CV-00204 (N.D. Ill.)
CJ-IL-0001
On January 13, 2006, Plaintiffs filed a class action complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Plaintiffs were parolees from various IDOC institutions in Illinois and were re-arrested for ...
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Jan. 30, 2012 |
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Nooner v. Norris
Case Category: Criminal Justice (Other)
Trial Docket: 5:06-cv-110 (E.D. Ark.)
CJ-AR-0001
On May 1, 2006, Terrick Nooner, an inmate at the Supermax Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections who was awaiting execution, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Nooner was represented by a Federal Public Defender and ...
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Jan. 27, 2012 |
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Ebbert v. Nassau County
Case Category: Equal Employment
Trial Docket: 05-CV-5445 (FB) (AKT) (E.D.N.Y.)
EE-NY-0209
On November 18, 2005, Plaintiffs, all women, filed a lawsuit against the Nassau County Police Department in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, alleging violations of the federal Equal Pay Act (“EPA”), 29 U.S.C. § 206(d), the New York State Equal Pay Act (“NYEPA”), N.Y. ...
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Jan. 25, 2012 |
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Flournoy v. State of Georgia
Case Category: Indigent Defense
Trial Docket: 2009 cv 178947 (State Court)
PD-GA-0005
On December 15, 2009, indigent defendants in criminal cases filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Georgia and its Public Defender Standards Council ("GPDSC") in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia. Plaintiffs sought mandamus, declaratory ans injunctive relief to compel ...
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Jan. 25, 2012 |
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Flournoy v. State of Georgia
Case Category: Indigent Defense
Trial Docket: 2009 cv 178947 (State Court)
PD-GA-0005
On December 15, 2009, indigent defendants in criminal cases filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Georgia and its Public Defender Standards Council ("GPDSC") in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia. Plaintiffs sought mandamus, declaratory ans injunctive relief to compel ...
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Jan. 23, 2012 |
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Nelson v. Campbell
Case Category: Criminal Justice (Other)
Trial Docket: 2:03-cv-1008-MHT-WC (M.D. Ala.)
CJ-AL-0002
On October 6, 2003, three days before his scheduled execution by lethal injection, David L. Nelson, an inmate at the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama, filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Alabama Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Middle ...
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Jan. 21, 2012 |
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United States v. Peterson
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 2:09-cv-10333 (E.D. Mich.)
FH-MI-0008
On January 29, 2009, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act 42 U.S.C. §3614(a) against Defendants Ronald D. Peterson and Glen E. Johnson, in the United States District for the Eastern District of Michigan. (Judge Julian Abele Cook, Jr., Southern Division). The Plaintiff alleged Defendant Johnson engaged in a practice of sexual discrimination and harassment against actual and potential residents of Defendant Peterson’s rental properties. On December 01, 2009, the Plaintiff amended its complaint to allege Defendant First Pitch Properties LLC owned some of the properties where Defendant Johnson engaged in sexual harassment and discrimination. The Plaintiff asked the Court to enjoin the Defendants from engaging in sexual harassment and a practice of discrimination on the basis of sex, and to award civil penalties and monetary damages.
On August 06, 2010, the Court (Judge David Weaver, Southern Division), ordered the Defendants to pay $115,000 to the Plaintiff. On December 01, 2009, the Court (Judge Julian Cook, Jr.) ordered the Defendants to pay an additional $77,500 in damages to the Plaintiff and enjoined the Defendants from discriminating against actual or potential residents on the basis of sex. The injunction was to last a period of five years.
The case terminated on May 18, 2011. |
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Jan. 21, 2012 |
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Ebbert v. Nassau County
Case Category: Equal Employment
Trial Docket: 05-CV-5445 (FB) (AKT) (E.D.N.Y.)
EE-NY-0209
On November 18, 2005, Plaintiffs, all women, filed a lawsuit against the Nassau County Police Department in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, alleging violations of the federal Equal Pay Act (“EPA”), 29 U.S.C. § 206(d), the New York State Equal Pay Act (“NYEPA”), N.Y. ...
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Jan. 21, 2012 |
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Harper v. Bennett
Case Category: Jail Conditions
Trial Docket: 1:04-cv-01416-MHS (N.D. Ga.)
JC-GA-0023
On May 19, 2004, the inmates at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia brought suit against Fulton County and the Georgia Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia under 42 U.S.C. §1983 challenging the conditions of their confinement under the ...
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Jan. 21, 2012 |
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Garvey v. MacDonald
Case Category: Jail Conditions
Trial Docket: 3:07-cv-30049-KPN (D. Mass.)
JC-MA-0015
On January 18, 2005, Plaintiff, represented by a private attorney, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Springfield), challenging the strip search policy of the Franklin County Jail (“Jail”). Plaintiff was arrested on an ...
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ARTICLES THAT USE THE CLEARINGHOUSE |
Jan. 12, 2012 |
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State of Iowa v. Pals
Written: Oct. 28, 2011
By: Supreme Court of Iowa (Supreme Court of Iowa)
805 N.W.2d 767
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Jan. 12, 2012 |
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Arizona Contractors Ass'n v. Candelaria
Case Category: Immigration
Trial Docket: 2:07-cv-02496-NVW (D. Ariz.)
IM-AZ-0010
This case is a reincarnation of a previously filed suit, styled Arizona Contractors Assoc., Inc. v. Napolitano. [IM-AZ-4]. Federal District Court Judge Wake dismissed that suit on December 7, 2007 for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, finding that there was no justiciable case or controversy ...
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ARTICLES THAT USE THE CLEARINGHOUSE |
Jan. 12, 2012 |
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Southbury Training School
Last checked 1/12/2012
By: Wikipedia (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southbury_Training_School
This wikipedia entry on the Southbury Training School cites and quotes the Clearinghouse case summary at length (as of 1/12/2012).*
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CASE SUMMARIES |
Jan. 10, 2012 |
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Eastman v. Sheridan County
Case Category: Jail Conditions
Trial Docket: 7:07-cv-05004-JFB-TDT (D. Neb.)
JC-NE-0005
On February 09, 2007, Plaintiff filed a civil action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Sheridan County and various individuals in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, 7 North Platte Division. Plaintiff is the personal representative of the estate of an inmate who committed suicide ...
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Jan. 5, 2012 |
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United States v. Bahr
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 2:08-cv-00573 (M.D. Ala.)
FH-AL-0004
On July 17, 2008, the Plaintiff filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§3601-3619, against Defendant rental property owners and their property manager inthe United States District Court for the Middle District Court of Alabama. (Judge Mark E. Fuller, Northern Division.)
On July 20, 2011, the case was partly resolved by the entry of consent decrees against six defendants requiring the payment of damages and civil penalties and enjoining discrimination of the basis of sex. These Defendants agreed to pay a total of $54,550 in monetary damages to a fund established for aggrieved persons and $3,450 in civil penalties.
On August 16, 2011, the Court (Judge Fuller) entered a final judgment against the remaining Defendants requiring payment of $26,750 in monetary damages into a fund established for aggrieved persons and $1,500 in civil penalties. All of the Defendants were enjoined from discriminating in their housing rental practices on the basis of sex.
The case was terminated on August 16, 2011. |
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Jan. 4, 2012 |
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Eastman v. Sheridan County
Case Category: Jail Conditions
Trial Docket: 7:07-cv-05004-JFB-TDT (D. Neb.)
JC-NE-0005
On February 09, 2007, Plaintiff filed a civil action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Sheridan County and various individuals in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, 7 North Platte Division. Plaintiff is the personal representative of the estate of an inmate who committed suicide ...
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Jan. 4, 2012 |
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Hart v. Sheahan
Case Category: Jail Conditions
Trial Docket: 1:03-cv-01768 (N.D. Ill.)
JC-IL-0045
On March 11, 2003, Plaintiffs filed a civil rights action against the superintendent of the Cook County Jail in Chicago (“Jail”) and the Cook County under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Chicago Division. The controversy arose from a now ...
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Jan. 2, 2012 |
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United States v. Loki Properties, LLP
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 10-cv-02597 (D. Minn.)
FH-MN-0001
On June 24, 2010, the United States filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§3601-3619 against Defendants Loki Properties LLP and Robert Ryan in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. (Judge Susan Richard Nelson). Defendants own and operate an apartment complex in Red Wing, Minnesota. The Plaintiff alleged that the Defendants discriminated against an African-American prospective male tenant on the basis of sex and race. The Plaintiff asked the Court to enjoin Defendants from discriminating on the basis of race and sex and to award monetary damages to the Complainant.
On July 29, 2011, the Court (Judge Nelson), entered a two year Consent Decree for the parties. The Court enjoined the Defendants from discriminating on the basis of race and sex in their rental practices and ordered the Defendants to pay $15,000 in damages to the aggrieved party.
The case terminated on July 29, 2011. |
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Jan. 1, 2012 |
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United States v. Bouchon
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 2:11-cv-02157-KDE-DEK (E.D. La.)
FH-LA-0002
On August 29, 2011, the United States filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§3601, against the Defendants—Betty Bouchon, Bouchon Limited Family Partnership, and Sapphire Corp.—in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. (Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt, New Orleans Division). The Plaintiff, represented by the United States Department of Justice alleged the Defendants engaged in discriminatory housing practices against African-American prospective renters. The Plaintiff asked the Court to enjoin the Defendants from discriminating against prospective renters on the basis of race or color, award monetary damages and assess a civil penalty.
On September 02, 2011, the Court (Judge Engelhardt), entered a four-year Consent Order for the parties. The Court enjoined the Defendants from refusing to rent or sell a dwelling or provide information on that dwelling on the basis of color or race; 2) ordered the Defendants to pay $50,000 in damages; and 3) assessed a $10,000 civil penalty against the Defendants.
The case terminated on September 07, 2011. |
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Dec. 31, 2011 |
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United States v. Dovenberg Investments, LLC
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 3:11-cv-00738 (W.D. Wis.)
FH-WI-0002
On October 28, 2011, the Plaintiff filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§3601-3631 against the Dovenberg Investments, LLC and Darlene Dovenberg in the United States District Court for the Western District (Judge William M. Conley, Madison District). Defendants owned a single-family home, which the Plaintiff alleged the Defendants refused to rent to the Complainants, a single-mother and her minor child, on the basis of sex and familial status. The Plaintiff, represented by the United States Department of Justice, asked the Court to declare the Defendants’ conduct discriminatory, enjoin the Defendants’ discriminatory conduct, and award monetary damages.
On November 17, 2011, the Court (Judge Conley) entered a three-year Consent Decree enjoining the Defendants from discriminating on the basis of sex and familial status and ordered the Defendants to pay the Complainants $15,000 in damages.
The case terminated on November 17, 2011. |
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Dec. 31, 2011 |
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United States v. Sabbia
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 1:10-cv-05967 (N.D. Ill.)
FH-IL-0014
On September 20, 2010, the United States filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3612(o) against the Defendants—Daniel and Adrienne Sabbia, Jeffrey Lowe, the Lowe Group Chicago, Inc., and Midwest Realty Ventures, LLC—in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. (Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, Chicago Division). The Plaintiff, represented by the United States Department of Justice, alleged Defendant Sabbias refused to sell their five-bedroom apartment to the Complainants because they’re African American. The Plaintiff asked the Court to declare the Defendants’ conduct discriminatory, enjoin them from discriminating in their housing practices on the basis of race, and to award compensatory damages.
On November 09, 2011, the Court (Judge Der-Yeghiavan) entered a three-year Partial Final Consent Order for the parties. The Court enjoined the Defendants from discriminating in their housing practices on the basis of race and awarded $30,000 in compensatory damages. |
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Dec. 24, 2011 |
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United States v. Nieman
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 6:10-cv-02068 (N.D. Iowa)
FH-IA-0001
On November 10, 2010, the United States brought a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3601-3631, against Michael Nieman, J.S. Property Management, L.C. and Elders, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. (Judge Linda R. Reade, Eastern Division) The Plaintiff, the United States Department of Justice, alleged the Defendants engaged in discrimination on the basis of sex and unwanted sexual harassment. The Plaintiff asked the Court to declare the Defendants’ practices violations of the Fair Housing Act, enjoin the Defendants’ conduct, and assess monetary damages and a civil penalty.
On September 22, 2011, the court (Judge Reade) entered a five-year Consent Decree for the parties. The Consent Decree enjoined the Defendants from discriminating against residents on the basis of sex and required the Defendants to pay $80,000 in monetary damages and $15,000 in civil penalties.
The case terminated on September 23, 2011. |
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Dec. 23, 2011 |
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United States v. Latvian Tower Condominium
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 8:08-cv-489 (D. Neb.)
FH-NE-0001
On October 29, 2008, the United States filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3601-3619 against the Latvian Tower Condominium Association, Inc. (“LTCA”) and Karl Tegtmeyer—President of the LTCA—the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. (Judge Warren K. Urbom). The Plaintiff, represented by the United States Department of Justice, brought the case on behalf of the Complainants, two residents of the LTCA. The Plaintiff alleged the Defendants discriminated in its rental practices on the basis of rental practices. The Plaintiff requested the Court to declare the Defendants’ practices a violation of the Fair Housing Act, enjoin the Defendants from discriminating on the basis of familial status, and assess monetary damages and a civil penalty.
On March 3, 2010, the Court (Judge Urbom), the Court granted a three year settlement for the parties. The Court enjoined the Defendants from discriminating on the basis of familial status in its housing practices and ordered the Defendants to pay $112,500 in damages and a $15,000 civil penalty.
The case terminated on March 3, 2010. |
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Dec. 22, 2011 |
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United States v. Acme Investments, Inc.
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 5:09-cv-12815 (E.D. Mich.)
FH-MI-0007
On March 3, 2010, the United States filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3614(a) against Acme Investments, Inc., d/b/a/ Ivanhoe Apartments of Ann Arbor, MI, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. (Judge Sean F. Cox, Southern Division). The Court consolidated the cases the case with a case filed by the Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan where the same allegations were alleged. The Plaintiff, represented by the United States Department of Justice, alleged the Defendants refused to show African Americans rentals. The Plaintiff requested the Court to: 1) declare the Defendants’ policies and practices a violation of the Fair Housing Act; 2) enjoin the Defendants from discriminating against any person on the basis of race or color in its rental practices; 3) award monetary damages to persons aggrieved by the Defendants’ discriminatory practices; and 4) assess a civil penalty.
On July 7, 2010, the Court entered a three-year Consent Decree for the parties. The Court 1) enjoined the Defendants from refusing to rent or show a dwelling on the basis of race or color; 2) ordered the Defendants to pay $35,000 to the aggrieved persons; 3) ordered the Defendants to pay $40,000 to the Fair Housing Center; and 4) ordered the Defendants to pay a $7,500 civil penalty. |
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Dec. 21, 2011 |
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United States v. Housing Authority of the City of Royston
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 3:10-cv-00075-CDL (M.D. Ga.)
FH-GA-0009
On September 27, 2010, the United States filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3601 against the City of Royston, Georgia and the Housing Authority of the City of Royston, Georgia (“RHA”) in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (Judge Clay Land, Athens Division). The Plaintiff, the United States Department of Justice, alleged the Defendants engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination based on race or color in connection with the rental of dwellings in RHA complexes. The Plaintiff asked the Court to 1) declare the Defendants’ conduct a violation of the Fair Housing Act, 2) enjoin the Defendants from discriminating on the basis of race or color in the rental or terms, conditions and privileges of the rentals of RHA dwellings; and 3) award monetary damages to aggrieved persons.
On September 29, 2010, the Court (Judge Clay) entered a five-year Consent Decree for the parties. The Court 1) enjoined the Defendants from discriminating on the basis of race or color in the rental of RHA dwellings, and 2) ordered the Defendants to pay $270,000 in an escrow to compensate aggrieved parties.
The case closed on September 29, 2010. |
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Dec. 21, 2011 |
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United States v. Collier
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 5:08-cv-00686 (W.D. La.)
FH-LA-0001
On May 20, 2008, the United States filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§3601-3619, against Reggie and Kim Collier, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. (Judge Thomas E. Stagg, Jr., Shreveport Division). The Plaintiff, represented by the United States Department of Justice, alleged the Defendants prevented the sale of a home in their Camp Joy Marina community to an African American couple on the basis of race. The Plaintiff asked the Court to enjoin Defendants from discriminating on the basis of race in violation of the Fair Housing Act, award monetary damages and assess a civil penalty against the Defendants.
On September 28, 2010, Court (Judge Stagg), entered a Memorandum Ruling and a Judgment. The Court 1) awarded $21,723.65 in damages, 2) ordered the Defendants to pay a $25,000 civil penalty, and 3) enjoined the Defendants from discriminating in their housing practices with respect to the sale or rental of dwellings on the basis of race. Judge Stagg ordered that the Judgment remained in effect for 5 years.
The case was terminated on September 28, 2010. |
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Dec. 20, 2011 |
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United States v. Autumn Ridge Condominium Association, Inc.
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 2:08-cv-0208 (N.D. Ind.)
FH-IN-0005
On July 14, 2008, the United States filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3601-3619, against the Autumn Ridge Condominium Association, Inc. and its Board of Directors—Richard Archie, Ronald Patterson and James Reed—in the United States District Court of Indiana (Judge Phillip P. Simon, Northern District). The Plaintiff, the United States Department of Justice, brought the suit on behalf of an African American family with minor children, claiming the all white Board of Directors rejected the family’s approval to move into the condominium on the basis of race and familial status. The Plaintiff asked the Court to enjoin the Defendants from this discriminatory practice and to assess damages and civil penalties.
On October 28, 2010, the Court (Judge Simon), entered a four-year Agreed Consent Order enjoining the parties from discriminating on the basis of race or familial status, amending the Defendants’ declaration, replacing the Board of Directors, and requiring the Defendants to pay damages and civil penalties.
The case closed on October 28, 2010. |
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Dec. 20, 2011 |
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United States v. Housing Authority of the City of Eastman, Georgia
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 3:10-cv-075 (S.D. Ga.)
FH-GA-0008
On September 07, 2010, the United States filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3601, against the Eastman Housing Authority (“EHA”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. (Judge Dudley H. Bowen, Dublin Division). The Plaintiff, the United States Department of Justice, alleges that the Defendant engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination based on race or color in connection with the rental of dwellings in EHA housing developments. The Plaintiff asked the Court to declare the Defendant’s policies and practices a violation of the Fair Housing Act, enjoin the Defendant from discriminating on the basis of race or color in the rental of a dwelling, and award monetary damages to those aggrieved by the Defendant’s discriminatory housing practices.
On October 18, 2010, the Court (Judge Bowen) entered a five year consent decree for the parties. The Court enjoined the Defendant from discriminating on the basis of race or color in its housing practices and order the Defendant to pay $320,000 into an escrow to compensate persons harmed the EHA’s discriminatory rental practices.
The case was closed on October 18, 2010. |
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Dec. 12, 2011 |
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McCargo v. Vaughn
Case Category: Prison Conditions
Trial Docket: 90-cv-6089 (E.D. Pa.)
PC-PA-0029
On October 1, 1990, an individual inmate at the Graterford State Correctional Institute in Pennsylvania filed a pro se complaint against the warden of the prison and all prison correctional officials, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, asking for ...
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Dec. 12, 2011 |
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Mujahid v. Sumner
Case Category: Prison Conditions
Trial Docket: 92-cv-0060-DAE (D. Haw.)
PC-HI-0002
On February 3, 1992 an individual inmate at Halawa Medium Security Facility filed a pro se complaint against the Director of the Department of Public Safety and an administrator of the prison in the District Court for the District of Hawaii, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking declaratory and ...
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Dec. 12, 2011 |
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United States v. Riba
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 1:10-cv-00297 (D.N.H.)
FH-NH-0001
On July 19, 2010, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act of 1988, §42 U.S.C. §§3601-3631 against the owner and manager of a four-unit apartment building in Monroe, New Hampshire. The plaintiff brought the suit in the United States District Court in the District of New Hampshire (Judge Landya McCafferty), on behalf of a mixed-national origin and race family, claiming the Defendant engaged in discriminatory housing practices. The Plaintiff asked the Court to enjoin the Defendant and his employees from discriminating in its housing practices on the basis of race, color, or national origin and for compensatory and punitive damages to the complainants. On September 18, 2010, the complainants intervened in the suit against the Defendants.
On April 7, 2011, the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire (Judge McCafferty) entered a two-year consent order for the parties. The Court enjoined the Defendant and his employees from discriminating in its housing practices on the basis of race, color or national origin; or from interfering with any tenant’s exercised or enjoyed rights. The Court ordered the Defendant to pay the Complainant $15,000 in compensatory damages.
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Dec. 10, 2011 |
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United States v. Stonecleave Village Association, Inc.
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 1:10-cv-10294 (D. Mass.)
FH-MA-0001
On February 19, 2010, the United States filed a lawsuit against Stonecleave Village Association, Inc., the governing body of the Stonecleave Village Condominium, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Judge Joseph L. Tauro, Boston Division). The Plaintiff, represented by the United States Department of Justice, filed on behalf of complainants who lived in the condominium. The Plaintiff alleged that the Defendants discriminated against residents with children on the basis of familial status. The Plaintiff asked the Court to enjoin the Defendants from discriminating on the basis of familial status and award monetary damages.
On December 06, 2010, the Court (Judge Tauro), entered a two year Consent Order for the parties. The Court 1) enjoined the Defendants from discriminating in the sale or rental of a dwelling because of familial status; preventing or penalizing families with children from using the common areas for play or recreation; and interfering with any person’s exercise or enjoyment of any right granted or protected by the Fair Housing Act; 2) ordered the Defendant to pay $150,000 in damages to the complainants and aggrieved persons.
The case was terminated on November 17, 2010. |
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Dec. 10, 2011 |
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United States v. Burgundy Gardens, LLC
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 7:10-cv-9099 (S.D.N.Y.)
FH-NY-0014
On December 06, 2010, the United States filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 3601 of the Fair Housing Act against the owner of the Burgundy Gardens Apartments, LLC in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Judge Kenneth Karas). The Plaintiff, represented by the Untied States Department of Justice asked the Court to 1) declare the Defendant’s conduct a violation of the Fair Housing Act, 2) enjoined the Defendant from discriminating on the basis of race in the rental of dwellings, 3) award monetary damages and 4) assess a civil penalty. Specifically, the Plaintiff claims the Defendant’s rental practices discriminated against African American prospective tenants. |
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Dec. 10, 2011 |
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United States v. Wheeling Housing Authority
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 5:11-cv-00009 (N.D. W. Va.)
FH-WV-0001
On January 14, 2011, the United States filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§3601-3631, against the Wheeling Housing Authority in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr.). The Plaintiff, represented by the United States Department of Justice, filed on behalf of the Complainants, an African American female and her two children, residents of the Hil-Dar Apartments, which is owned, and operated and managed by the Defendant. The Plaintiff asked the Court to 1) declare the Defendant’s conduct is a violation of the Fair Housing Act; 2) Enjoin the Defendant from failing or refusing to take affirmative steps necessary to prevent the recurrence of any discriminatory conduct, or failing or refusing to take such affirmative steps as necessary to restore all persons harmed by the discriminatory conduct; and 3) award monetary damages to the complaining family. Specifically, the Plaintiff alleged the Defendant failed to respond to Complainants’ complaints that they were the targets of racial harassment by a neighboring family.
The case is ongoing. |
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Dec. 10, 2011 |
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United States v. Indigo Investments, LLC
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 1:09-cv-00376 (S.D. Miss.)
FH-MS-0003
On June 16, 2009, The United States filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act 42 U.S.C. §3612(o), against Indigo Investments, LLC, Edward Hamilton and Barbara Hamilton in the United States District Court For the Southern District of Mississippi (Judge Louis Guirola, Jr.). The Hamilton Defendants acted as the agents of Indigo Investments, LLC. Plaintiff, represented by the United States Department of Justice, asked the Court to declare the Defendants’ conduct violated the Fair Housing Act, enjoin them from discriminating on the basis of race, and award monetary damages and assess civil penalties. The Plaintiff alleged that the Defendants engaged in housing practices that discriminated on the basis of race or color.
On January 18, 2011, the Court (Judge Guirola) entered a Consent Decree for the parties. The Court 1) enjoined the Defendants from refusing to rent a dwelling or failing to on the basis of race or color and enjoined the Hamilton Defendant from having any involvement in the rental real estate business, 2) ordered the Defendants to pay $45,000 in monetary damages to those persons the United States identify as aggrieved persons, $45,000 to the counsel for the United States; and 3) ordered the Defendants to pay a $5,000 civil penalty. The Consent Decree is to last three years.
The case closed on January 18, 2011. |
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Dec. 9, 2011 |
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United States v. Flanagan
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 1:09-cv097338 (N.D. Ill.)
FH-IL-0013
On November 23, 2009, the United States filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§3601 against Defendant, Terrance Flanagan, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division (Judge Young B. Kim). Defendant is the owner of a single-family house in Orland Park, Illinois that was made available for rent. The plaintiff, represented by the United States Department of Justice, asked the Court to: 1) declare Defendant’s policies and practices a violation of the Fair Housing Act; 2) enjoin the Defendant from discriminating on the basis of race in the sale or rental of a dwelling; 3) award monetary damages to all persons aggrieved by the Defendant’s discriminatory practices; and 4) assess civil penalty against the Defendant. The Plaintiff claimed that the Defendant refused to rent the Orland Park house to African-American tenants.
On January 19, 2011, the Court (Judge Young B. Kim) entered a consent order for the parties. The Court 1) enjoined the Defendant from refusing to rent or sell a dwelling because of race or color; 2) ordered the Defendant to create and distribute a non-discrimination policy; 3) pay $30,000 in monetary relief, and 4) pay $5,000 as a civil penalty to the United States. The order is to last a period of five years.
The case closed on January 19, 2011. |
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Dec. 2, 2011 |
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Hopwood v. Texas
Case Category: Education
Trial Docket: 1:92-cv-00563-SS (W.D. Tex.)
ED-TX-0002
On September 29, 1992, plaintiffs, white individuals denied admission to the University of Texas Law School, filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §1983 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, against the State of Texas, the Board of Regents of the Texas State University System, the Law School, and a number of individuals in their official capacities in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division (Judge Sam Sparks). The plaintiff, represented by the Center for Individual Rights, asked the Court for injunctive and declaratory relief, as well as compensatory and punitive damages. Specifically, the plaintiffs contend that the defendants discriminated against them by favoring less qualified black and Mexican American applicants for admission to the University of Texas School of Law through the use of a quota system.
In May 1994, the Court ( Judge Sparks) held that the 1992 admissions procedure violated the Fourteenth Amendment. On appeal, the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals affirmed that the University of Texas School of Law may not use race as a factor in deciding which applicants to admit in order to achieve a diverse student body.
On July 24, 2001, the case was closed. Hopwood v. Texas, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10658 (W.D. TX 2001). |
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Dec. 2, 2011 |
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El Badrawi v. Department of Homeland Security
Case Category: Immigration
Trial Docket: 3:07-cv-01074-JCH (D. Conn.)
IM-CT-0007
On July 13, 2007, Plaintiff filed a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, New Haven Division. Plaintiff is a foreign national who had lawfully studied and worked in the United States for nearly eleven years. On the morning of October 2 ...
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Dec. 2, 2011 |
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Durrenberger v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Case Category: Prison Conditions
Trial Docket: 4:09-cv-00786 (S.D. Tex.)
PC-TX-0013
On March 10, 2009, Plaintiff filed a civil rights action against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Chapter 121 of the Texas Human Resources Code, in the U.S. District Court Simeon ...
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Dec. 1, 2011 |
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United States v. Biswas
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 2:09-cv-00683 (M.D. Ala.)
FH-AL-0003
On July 21, 2009, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3601, against operators of the Rolling Oaks Apartments in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (Judge Mark E. Fuller). The Plaintiff sought injunctive, declaratory and monetary relief for Defendants' discrimination on the basis of race in their operation of the Rolling Oaks Apartments.
On February 02, 2011, the Court (Judge Mark E. Fuller) approved and entered a four-year consent decree enjoining the Defendants from discriminating on the basis of race in the operation of the Rolling Oaks Apartments and ordering $15,500 in civil penalties.
The case was closed on February 07, 2011. |
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Dec. 1, 2011 |
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Mujahid v. Sumner
Case Category: Prison Conditions
Trial Docket: 92-cv-0060-DAE (D. Haw.)
PC-HI-0002
On February 3, 1992 an individual inmate at Halawa Medium Security Facility filed a pro se complaint against the Director of the Department of Public Safety and an administrator of the prison in the District Court for the District of Hawaii, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking declaratory and ...
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Nov. 30, 2011 |
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United States v. Biswas
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 2:09-cv-00683 (M.D. Ala.)
FH-AL-0003
On July 21, 2009, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3601, against operators of the Rolling Oaks Apartments in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (Judge Mark E. Fuller). The Plaintiff sought injunctive, declaratory and monetary relief for Defendants' discrimination on the basis of race in their operation of the Rolling Oaks Apartments.
On February 02, 2011, the Court (Judge Mark E. Fuller) approved and entered a four-year consent decree enjoining the Defendants from discriminating on the basis of race in the operation of the Rolling Oaks Apartments and ordering $15,500 in civil penalties.
The case was closed on February 07, 2011. |
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Nov. 23, 2011 |
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United States v. Summerhill Place, LLC
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 2:10-cv-01150-JLR (W.D. Wash.)
FH-WA-0002
On July 16, 2010, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing against Defendants Summerhill Place, LLC, Rita Lovejoy, and GRAN, Inc., in the United States District Court for the Western District of the Washington (Judge James L. Robart, Seattle Division). The Plaintiff asked the Court to enjoin the Defendants from engaging in a pattern of racial discrimination in its housing practices, to award monetary damages to victims of the discrimination, and to award a civil penalty. Plaintiff claimed the Defendants’ housing practices discriminated against African American and Hispanic prospective tenants.
On March 7, 2011, the Court (Judge James Robart) enjoined the Defendants from engaging in a pattern of discrimination in its housing practices and employing Defendant Lovejoy in any position related to the rental of housing dwellings. The Court further entered the Defendants pay $85,000 in monetary damages to the victims of its discrimination practices and a $25,000 civil penalty to the United States.
The case was closed on March 10, 2011. |
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Nov. 16, 2011 |
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United States v. TK Properties
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 4:09-cv-04153-KES (D.S.D.)
FH-SD-0003
On October 15, 2009, the Untied States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. §§3601-3631, against the Defendant, TK Properties L.L.C., owner of the Lakeport Village Apartments, and property managers—Scott Terveen, Corey Anderson and Ann Wagner—in the United States District Court, District of South Dakota (Judge Karen E. Schreier). The Department of Justice brought the suit on behalf of complainants, who were racially discriminated against by the Defendant property managers. The Plaintiff asked the Court to declare that the Defendants engaged in a patter or practice of discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act, and to enjoin the Defendants from engaging in a pattern of racial discrimination in the sale or rental or management of the property. The plaintiff also asked the Court to award the Plaintiffs damages and assess a civil penalty.
On December 21, 2010, the Court (Judge Schreier) entered a three year order enjoining the Defendant TK Properties from racially discriminating against persons in the operation of Lakeport Village Apartments. The Court also ordered that the Defendant TK Properties pay $26,000 in compensatory damages to the HUD complainants and $4,000 in civil penalties to the United States Treasury.
On March 09, 2011, the Court ordered Defendants Anderson and Wagner each to pay $15,000 in civil penalties to the United States Treasury. The Court further enjoined Defendants Anderson and Wagner from working in any dwelling, as defined by the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §802(b). The Court ordered that the injunction should last three years.
The case closed on March 9, 2011. |
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Nov. 13, 2011 |
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John B. v. Emkes
Case Category: Public Benefits & Services
Trial Docket: 3:98−cv−00168 (M.D. Tenn.)
PB-TN-0004
On February 25, 1998, Plaintiffs filed a class action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, challenging Tennessee’s managed care program, TennCare. Plaintiffs seek to enforce their rights under Title VI of the Social Security Act, ...
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Nov. 13, 2011 |
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Williams v. Wilkinson
Case Category: Prison Conditions
Trial Docket: 2:97-cv-00213 (S.D. Ohio)
PC-OH-0027
On February 7, 1997, the Plaintiff, an inmate at Madison Correctional Institution (“MaCI”), filed this suit in the District Court for the Southern District of Ohio alleging that his Fourteenth Amendment Due Process rights had been violated by three administrators at MaCI. On February 13, 1996, he ...
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Nov. 12, 2011 |
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United States v. Riba
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 1:10-cv-00297 (D.N.H.)
FH-NH-0001
On July 19, 2010, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act of 1988, §42 U.S.C. §§3601-3631 against the owner and manager of a four-unit apartment building in Monroe, New Hampshire. The plaintiff brought the suit in the United States District Court in the District of New Hampshire (Judge Landya McCafferty), on behalf of a mixed-national origin and race family, claiming the Defendant engaged in discriminatory housing practices. The Plaintiff asked the Court to enjoin the Defendant and his employees from discriminating in its housing practices on the basis of race, color, or national origin and for compensatory and punitive damages to the complainants. On September 18, 2010, the complainants intervened in the suit against the Defendants.
On April 7, 2011, the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire (Judge McCafferty) entered a two-year consent order for the parties. The Court enjoined the Defendant and his employees from discriminating in its housing practices on the basis of race, color or national origin; or from interfering with any tenant’s exercised or enjoyed rights. The Court ordered the Defendant to pay the Complainant $15,000 in compensatory damages.
The case closed on April 8, 2011. |
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Nov. 12, 2011 |
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Brown v. Ray
Case Category: Prison Conditions
Trial Docket: 7:09−cv−00180 (W.D. Va.)
PC-VA-0016
On May 15, 2009 an inmate at Red Onion State Prison, a Virginia Department of Corrections Institution, filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc-2(A) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Roanoke Division. The plaintiff, initially litigating ...
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Nov. 10, 2011 |
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United States v. Cairns
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 8:11-cv-00100-RAL-TGW (M.D. Fla.)
FH-FL-0003
On January 14, 2011, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit, on behalf of the complainants, under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§3601, Section 812(o) against Robert and Katerina Cairns, owners and managers of rental properties in Florida, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Judge Richard A. Lazzara). Defendants evicted and used racial slurs against the complainants, who were renting a property. The Plaintiff asked the Court to declare that the Defendants’ conduct was discriminatory, enjoin the Defendants from discriminating on the basis of race, and award monetary damages to the complainants.
On April 11, 2011, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida enjoined the Defendants from discriminating on the basis of race in its rental practices and ordered the Defendants to pay $12,500 to the complainants in compensatory damages, $12,500 in compensatory damages and $5,000 in attorneys’ fees to the Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. The duration of the order is to last three years.
The case was closed on April 13, 2011. |
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Nov. 9, 2011 |
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United States v. Testa Family Enterprises
Case Category: Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Trial Docket: 5:10-cv-02319 (N.D. Ohio)
FH-OH-0012
On October 12, 2010, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§3601-3631 against the Testa Family Enterprises, in the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio (Judge David D. Dowd, Jr.). The plaintiff asked the court to enjoin the Defendant from engaging in a pattern of discrimination against families with children in its rental practices.
On June 8, 2011, the Court (Judge Dowd), enjoined the Defendant from concerting to discriminate against persons with children by refusing to rent to such families. The Court also ordered the Defendant to pay $50,000 to the complaining family, and a $10,000 civil penalty to the United States.
The case closed on June 8, 2011. |
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Nov. 8, 2011 |
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Dixon v. Weinberger
Case Category: Mental Health (Facility)
Trial Docket: 74-285 (D.D.C.)
MH-DC-0001
In 1974, patients confined at the Federal Mental Institution (FMI) in the District of Columbia filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §1983 and the Hospitalization of the Mentally Ill Act (HMIA), 21 D.C. Code §501, against the District of Columbia in the U.S. District Court for the District ...
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Nov. 6, 2011 |
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Doe #1 v. Rumsfeld
Case Category: Prison Conditions
Trial Docket: 03-707 (D.D.C.)
PC-DC-0024
On March 18, 2003, plaintiffs, a group of active duty service members, National Guardsmen and Department of Defense civilian contract employees who had been ordered, or were imminently to be ordered, to take Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA), filed a complaint in the District Court for the District of ...
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