Case: Pierce v. Metropolitan Property and Liability Insurance

3:82-00044 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 1982

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Case Summary

Plaintiff-homeowners brought suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio under federal civil rights statutes, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1982, and the Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619. Plaintiffs alleged that defendant-insurance company cancelled their policy because of the racial composition of the neighborhood.On November 23, 1983, U.S. District Court Judge Walter H. Rice granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment as to one claim under the FHA and held …

Plaintiff-homeowners brought suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio under federal civil rights statutes, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1982, and the Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619. Plaintiffs alleged that defendant-insurance company cancelled their policy because of the racial composition of the neighborhood.

On November 23, 1983, U.S. District Court Judge Walter H. Rice granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment as to one claim under the FHA and held that the Plaintiffs' FHA claims were subject to the statute of limitations, but denied summary judgment on the remaining FHA claim because there was a factual dispute about when the Plaintiffs were notified of the cancellation of their policy. Judge Rice also conditionally denied the Defendant's motion for summary judgment with respect to the Plaintiff's claims under the civil rights statutes, but required the Plaintiffs to file an amended Complaint alleging intentional discrimination. Pierce v. Metropolitan Property and Liability Ins. Co., 1983 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11368 (S.D. Ohio Nov. 25, 1983).

On August 1, 1984, Judge Rice rejected Defendants' renewed motion to dismiss the FHA claim, holding that the FHA barred insurance redlining. Pierce v. Metropolitan Property and Liability Ins. Co., 1984 U.S.Dist. LEXIS 24653 (S.D. Ohio Aug. 1, 1984).

Summary Authors

Andrew Nash (6/2/2008)

People


Judge(s)

Rice, Walter Herbert (Ohio)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Goldberg, Stuart (Ohio)

Stidham, R. J. (Ohio)

Attorney for Defendant

Bartlett, Robert P Jr. (Ohio)

Judge(s)

Rice, Walter Herbert (Ohio)

Attorney for Defendant

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

3:82-00044

Decision and Entry Overruling Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike the Defense of Statute of Limitations and Sustaining in Part and Overruling in Part Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment []

Pierce v. Metropolitan Property Liability Insurance Company

Nov. 25, 1983

Nov. 25, 1983

Order/Opinion

1983 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 1983

3:82-00044

Decision and Entry Overruling Defendant's Motion for Reconsideration and/or Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment

Pierce v. Metropolitan Property Liability Insurance Company

Aug. 1, 1984

Aug. 1, 1984

Order/Opinion

1984 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 1984

Docket

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Case Details

State / Territory: Ohio

Case Type(s):

Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance

Key Dates

Filing Date: Feb. 12, 1982

Case Ongoing: No reason to think so

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Married black couple whose homeowners insurance policy was canceled, allegedly due to 'insurance redlining.'

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Metropolitan Property and Liability Insurance, Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1981

Fair Housing Act/Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.

42 U.S.C. § 1982

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Unknown

Nature of Relief:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Unknown

Issues

Discrimination-area:

Insurance

Discrimination-basis:

Race discrimination

Race:

Black