Filed Date: Dec. 18, 1973
Closed Date: 1979
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Plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit on December 18, 1973, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on behalf of homeowners and prospective homeowners in the Cincinnati metropolitan area, alleging that defendant-realtors engaged in racial steering, in violation of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619, and federal civil rights statutes, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982. Plaintiffs sought a declaration of their rights under federal law and an injunction against future racial steering by defendants. The District Court certified the two classes on October 24, 1974.
The parties eventually entered into a settlement agreement, which provided that the realtors would not engage in racial steering and that they would create a "Board of Review" to guard against racial steering in real estate in the Cincinnati area. At least one of the defendants settled its case on January 1, 1976, although we do not have information on the dates on which the other defendants settled.
Summary Authors
Andrew Nash (6/2/2008)
Goldberg, Mitchell B. (Ohio)
Laufman, Robert Franklin (Ohio)
Hague, Gregory D. (Ohio)
Holzapfel, Eric C. (Ohio)
Last updated March 31, 2024, 3:02 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Ohio
Case Type(s):
Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Key Dates
Filing Date: Dec. 18, 1973
Closing Date: 1979
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Property owners living in parts of Hamilton County in which no one race exceeds 90%; or prospective home-buyers in Hamilton County who have had dealings with the defendant.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Granted
Defendants
Federle Realtors, Private Entity/Person
Hague Realtors, Private Entity/Person
M & K Realty, Inc., Private Entity/Person
Parchman & Oyler Co., Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Fair Housing Act/Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration: 1976 - 1979
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
Race: