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Case Name	Vargas v. Town of Smithtown	FH-NY-0008
Docket / Court	2:07-cv-05202-JS-WDW ( E.D.N.Y. )
State/Territory	New York
Case Type(s)	Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Constitutional Clause

Equal Protection

Content of Injunction

Comply with advertising/recruiting requirements

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Discrimination-area

Housing Sales/Rental

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

General

Disparate Treatment

Housing

Racial segregation

National Origin/Ethnicity

Hispanic

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Race

Black

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1983
Fair Housing Act/Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.
Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	Town of Smithtown
Plaintiff Description	Black and Hispanic persons seeking federally assisted housing vouchers
Class action status sought	Yes
Class action status granted	Yes
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Damages Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	2009 - 2019
Filed	12/13/2007
Case Closing Year	2019
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources

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	The Origins of Fair Lending Litigation Date: Dec. 4, 2008 By: Andrew Nash (Washington University in St. Louis Law Student) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]

Documents

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Docket(s)

2:07-cv-05202-JS-WDW (E.D.N.Y.)
FH-NY-0008-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 09/27/2011
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint FH-NY-0008-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/13/2007
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against the Town of Smithtown, New York to Halt a Discriminatory Residency Preference in its Section 8 Housing Voucher Program FH-NY-0008-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/13/2007
STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT AND CONSENT DECREE [ECF# 31] FH-NY-0008-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/04/2009 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
PRELIMINARY ORDER FQR APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION [ECF# 42] (E.D.N.Y.) FH-NY-0008-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 07/01/2009 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT [ECF# 49] (E.D.N.Y.) FH-NY-0008-0005.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/29/2009 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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Judges	Seybert, Joanna (E.D.N.Y.) show/hide docs FH-NY-0008-0003 \| FH-NY-0008-0005
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Birch, Nicole (District of Columbia) show/hide docs FH-NY-0008-0001 \| FH-NY-0008-9000 Friedman, Stacy R. (New York) show/hide docs FH-NY-0008-0001 \| FH-NY-0008-0004 \| FH-NY-0008-9000 Graham, Philip L. (New York) show/hide docs FH-NY-0008-0001 \| FH-NY-0008-0004 \| FH-NY-0008-9000 Nunn, Robin (New York) show/hide docs FH-NY-0008-0001 \| FH-NY-0008-0004 \| FH-NY-0008-9000 Rich, Joseph D. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs FH-NY-0008-0001 \| FH-NY-0008-0002 \| FH-NY-0008-0004 Smith, Tyler J. (New York) show/hide docs FH-NY-0008-0001 \| FH-NY-0008-0004 \| FH-NY-0008-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Arntsen, David H (New York) show/hide docs FH-NY-0008-0004 \| FH-NY-0008-9000 Dejong, Jeltje (New York) show/hide docs FH-NY-0008-0004 \| FH-NY-0008-9000

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