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8:12-cv-00084 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
Filed Date: Feb. 27, 2012
Closed Date: March 30, 2015
Complaint
Feb. 27, 2012
Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Decree, Judgment and Order
Order and Request for Three-Judge Panel
Feb. 28, 2012
Order of Designation
Feb. 29, 2012
Consent Order
March 2, 2012
4:09-cv-00035 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Filed Date: April 1, 2009
Closed Date: Aug. 21, 2009
Petition for Judicial Review of Decision of the Democratic Municipal Executive Committee of the City of Leland, Mississippi
Lowe v. Democratic Municipal Executive Committee of Leland, Mississippi
April 1, 2009
Notice of Removal
Answer
Amended Notice of Removal
Lowe V. Democratic Municipal Executive
April 5, 2009
Amended Answer and Motion for Interim Relief Pursuant to Voting Rights Act of 1965
4:07-cv-00682 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Filed Date: Aug. 9, 2007
Closed Date: Aug. 24, 2009
Winstead V. Stodola
Aug. 9, 2007
Motion and Integrated Brief for Immediate Injunctive Relief Per Rule 65 FRCVP
Response of the City Defendants to Motion for Injunctive Relief
Aug. 13, 2007
Motion to Dismiss City of Little Rock Defendants
Memorandum Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss City of Little Rock Defendants
4:14-cv-03241 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Filed Date: Nov. 12, 2014
Closed Date: June 30, 2023
Patino, Et Al V. City Of Pasadena, Et Al
Nov. 12, 2014
Motion to Dismiss
Jan. 9, 2015
Motion to Strike
Jan. 22, 2015
3:16-cv-09918 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Filed Date: Oct. 20, 2016
Case Ongoing
MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION
Mullins V. Cole
Oct. 20, 2016
EMERGENCY MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION
Class Action Complaint
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S EMERGENCY MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
4:08-cv-00373 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Filed Date: June 11, 2008
Closed Date: Sept. 9, 2009
Opinion and Order
Florida Hometown Democr, Et Al V. Browning
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Aug. 21, 2008
Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss
Defendant Secretary of State's Motion to Dismiss, or in the Alternative, Motion for More Definite Statement and Supporting Memorandum of Law
Defendant's Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
4:09-cv-05796 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Filed Date: Dec. 9, 2009
Closed Date: Jan. 23, 2024
Civil Rights Complaint for Damages, Injunctive, and Declaratory Relief
Ashker v. Schwarzenegger
Aug. 11, 2005
Order Granting in Part Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and Denying it in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiffs' Motion to Amend Complaint
June 14, 2007
Order Granting, In Part, Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment and Denying Plaintiffs' Cross Motion for Summary Judgment and Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction
March 25, 2009
Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial
Dec. 9, 2009
Order Denying Applications to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, Screening Complaint Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and Dismissing Complaint with Leave to Amend
Feb. 16, 2010
3:93-cv-00349 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Filed Date: March 16, 1993
Closed Date: Feb. 14, 2003
Memorandum, Decision & Order
Brown v. City of Oneonta, New York
July 18, 1994
Supplemental Order
Feb. 6, 1995
Memorandum–Decision and Order
Jan. 3, 1996
Memorandum–Decision & Order
Feb. 20, 1996
USCA Opinion
Brown v. City of Oneonta, New York, Police Department
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Feb. 14, 1997
4:14-cv-00065 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Filed Date: Feb. 6, 2014
Closed Date: Aug. 2, 2019
Moore, et al. v. Martin
Feb. 6, 2014
Moore, Et Al V. Martin
April 7, 2014
Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss
Brief In Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
April 15, 2014
Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss
April 22, 2014
3:22-cv-01748 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Filed Date: March 18, 2022
Closed Date: Jan. 18, 2023
March 18, 2022
First Amended Class Action Complaint For: 1. Violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act 15 U.S.C. 1691, ET SEQ 2. Race Discrimination in Violation of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 3601, Et Seq 3. Race Discrimination in Violation of 42 U.S.C. 1981 4. Violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code 51 5. Violation of the California Unfair Competition Law
April 12, 2022
Related Case Order
Williams v. Wells Fargo Bank
June 9, 2022
Order Re Consolidation and Interim Lead Counsel
Jan. 18, 2023