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Tassinari v. Salvation Army National Corporation
1:21-cv-10806 (D. Mass.)
Filed 05/14/2021 - Case Ongoing
The Salvation Army National Corporation
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Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
DR-MA-0009
Coding Complete
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On May 14, 2021, plaintiffs filed this class action suit against the Salvation Army National Corporation for discriminating against individuals with disabilities who use doctor-prescribed medication-assisted treatment (MAT). The plaintiffs have a history of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and have used MAT as part of their treatment regime. MAT, which ... [view]
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Massachusetts Fair Housing Center v. HUD
3:20-cv-11765-MGM (D. Mass.)
Filed 09/28/2020 - Case Ongoing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-MA-0007
Coding Complete
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On September 28, 2020, the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center (“MFHC”) and Housing Works, Inc. (“Housing Works”) filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) and the Secretary of HUD (“Secretary”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The plaintiffs sued the ... [view]
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Kilpatrick v. City of Newark
1:18-cv-00053 (E.D. Ark.)
Filed 07/16/2018 - Closed 2020
City of Newark
City of Newark
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-AR-0002
Independence County
Coding In Process
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Summary not yet on record [view]
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Jones et al. v. City of Faribault
0:18-cv-01643 (D. Minn.)
Filed 06/13/2018 - Case Ongoing
Faribault
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Criminal Justice (Other)
Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-MN-0002
City of Faribault
Coding Complete
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On June 13, 2018, a resettlement non-profit for the Somali community and six Black apartment–renters and –seekers in Faribault, Minnesota, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The plaintiffs sued the City of Faribault under the Fair Housing Act and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The plaintiffs, represented by the ... [view]
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National Fair Housing Alliance v. Carson
1:18-cv-01076-BAH (D.D.C.)
Filed 05/08/2018 - Closed
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-DC-0018
District of Columbia County
Coding Complete
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On May 8, 2018, National Fair Housing Alliance, Texas Low Income Housing Information Services, and Texas Appleseed filed this lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs were represented by the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the American ... [view]
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National Fair Housing Alliance et al. v. Facebook
1:18-cv-02689 (S.D.N.Y.)
Filed 03/27/2018 - Case Ongoing
Facebook Inc.
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Public Accomm./Contracting
PA-NY-0004
Coding Complete
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On March 27, 2018, four nonprofit fair housing organizations filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs sued Facebook under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3613; two of the plaintiffs also sued under the New York City Human Rights Law. Represented by private and in-house counsel, the ... [view]
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Open Communities Alliance v. Carson
1:17-cv-02192 (D.D.C.)
Filed 10/23/2017 - Closed 2018
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-DC-0015
District of Columbia County
Coding Complete
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The background to this case concerns a policy known as the Small Area Fair Market Rent (“FMR”) rule that was set to go into effect on January 1, 2018, after years of advocacy, research, and public debate. The rule required the public housing agencies (PHAs) that administered the Housing Choice Voucher program (formerly Section 8) to set ... [view]
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Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. City of LaGrange
3:17-cv-00067-TCB (N.D. Ga.)
Filed 05/18/2017 - Case Ongoing
City of LaGrange
City of LaGrange
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Public Benefits / Government Services
PB-GA-0009
Troup County
Coding Complete
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On May 18, 2017, the Georgia State Conference of the Georgia NAACP, the Troup County Chapter of the NAACP, Project South, and a small number of named and unnamed plaintiffs filed this lawsuit against the City of LaGrange, Georgia in the Northern District of Georgia. The plaintiffs sued the city on one federal claim – violation of the Fair ... [view]
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Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council v. City of Maplewood
4:17-cv-00886-PLC (E.D. Mo.)
Filed 03/13/2017 - Closed 2018
City of Maplewood, Missouri
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-MO-0006
Maplewood
Coding Complete
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On March 13, 2017, the Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council ("EHOC") filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri. The plaintiff sued the City of Maplewood, Missouri, under the Fair Housing Act ("FHA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq. and Missouri Human Rights Act ("MHRA"), Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 213.0 ... [view]
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Watlington v. City of McCrory
2:17-cv-00002-DPM (E.D. Ark.)
Filed 01/05/2017 - Closed 2017
City of McCrory
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-AR-0001
Coding Complete
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On January 5, 2017, two residents of the City of McCrory that were living in a trailer worth approximately $1500, filed a putative class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Plaintiffs, represented by Equal Justice Under Law and private counsel, sued the City of McCrory and its Police Chief ... [view]
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Mobley v. Facebook (Onuoha v. Facebook)
5:16-cv-06440 (N.D. Cal.)
Filed 11/03/2016 - Case Ongoing
Facebook, Inc.
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Equal Employment
Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Public Accomm./Contracting
FH-CA-0026
Menlo Park
Coding Complete
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Onuoha v. Facebook (also known as Mobley v. Facebook) was filed on behalf of people of color challenging race and national origin discrimination in employment, housing, and credit ads on Facebook. A ProPublica article highlighted Facebook’s tools ... [view]
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Wetzel v. Glen St. Andrew Living Community, LLC
1:16-cv-07598 (N.D. Ill.)
Filed 07/27/2016 - Closed 2019
Glen St. Andrew Living Community
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-IL-0019
Coding Complete
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On July 27th, 2016, a 68-year-old woman who identified as lesbian brought a civil right action under the Fair Housing Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act. The action was brought in the Northern District Court of Illinois. The plaintiff sought declaratory, injunctive, and compensatory and punitive damages against Defendants Glen St. Andrew Living ... [view]
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Washington v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
1:16-cv-03948-CBA-SMG (E.D.N.Y.)
Filed 07/15/2016 - Closed 2019
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-NY-0026
Coding Complete
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On July 15, 2016, four African-American New York City homeowners filed this class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs sued the United States Department of Housing and Development (“HUD”) and Caliber Home Loans, Inc. under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., the ... [view]
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Morningside Community Organization v. Sabree
16-008807-CH (State Court)
Filed 07/13/2016 - Case Ongoing
Wayne County
Wayne County Treasurer
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-MI-0012
Wayne County
Coding Complete
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On July 13, 2016, several Detroit homeowners and a coalition of neighborhood associations from throughout the city filed this class-action lawsuit against the Wayne County Treasurer alleging Fair Housing Act (FHA) and due process violations. The plaintiffs alleged that homeowners in Detroit were being charged unlawfully assessed taxes because the ... [view]
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Selden v. Airbnb, Inc.
1:16-cv-00933-CRC (D.D.C.)
Filed 05/17/2016 - Case Ongoing
Airbnb, Inc.
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Public Accomm./Contracting
FH-DC-0014
Coding Complete
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On May 17, 2016, an African American man whose request for accommodations through Airbnb was rejected because of his race, brought this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He sued Airbnb under Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, alleging that he, and all others similarly ... [view]
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Oakland v. Wells Fargo
3:15-cv-04321-EMC (N.D. Cal.)
Filed 09/21/2015 - Case Ongoing
Wells Fargo & Company
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-CA-0028
Coding Complete
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Stokes v. Realpage
2:15-cv-01520 (E.D. Pa.)
Filed 03/25/2015 - Closed 2020
RealPage, Inc.
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Criminal Justice (Other)
Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
CJ-PA-0003
Coding Complete
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On March 25, 2015, the plaintiffs filed a consumer class action on behalf of consumers nationwide who had been the subject of misleading and inaccurate background reports sold by the defendant, RealPage, Inc., to landlords. The plaintiffs, represented by attorneys from Community Legal Services, sued in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern ... [view]
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Gonzales v. Katchen and Company
1:15-cv-00419-RBJ (D. Colo.)
Filed 03/03/2015 - Closed 2015
Helen Turk, George Turk
Katchen and Company
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Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-CO-0002
Jefferson County
Coding Complete
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On March 3, 2015, two women affected by various disabilities filed this lawsuit in the District Court of Colorado under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601. The plaintiffs sued Katchen and Company, a real estate management company. The plaintiffs, represented by legal services counsel, asked the court for a declaration that Katchen had ... [view]
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Fortune Society v. Sandcastle Towers Housing Development Fund Corp.
1:14-cv-06410-VMS (E.D.N.Y.)
Filed 10/30/2014 - Closed 2019
Sarasota Gold LLC
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Criminal Justice (Other)
Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-NY-0023
Kings County
Coding Complete
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The Fortune Society, a non-profit organization that provides temporary and permanent housing to hundreds of formerly incarcerated individuals each year, tried to rent apartments at The Sand Castle, an apartment complex managed and owned by the Sandcastle Towers Housing Development Fund Corp. (the “Fund”). When the Fund learned that the Fortune ... [view]
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City of Los Angeles v. JPMorgan Chase
2:14-cv-04168-ODW-RZ (C.D. Cal.)
Filed 05/30/2014 - Closed 2015
JP Morgan Chase Bank
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-CA-0015
Coding Complete
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On May 30, 2014, the City of Los Angeles filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The City sued JP Morgan Chase Bank under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and Fair Housing Act/Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA). The City sought damages, declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that the bank's ... [view]
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Voluntary compliance agreement between U.S., Latino Action Network, NAACP, Fair Share Housing Center, and New Jersey
NA (No Court)
Filed 04/03/2013 - Case Ongoing
State of New Jersey, Department of Community Affairs
State of New Jersey, Department of Community Affairs
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-NJ-0005
Coding Complete
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On April 3, 2013, a New Jersey advocacy organization aimed at advancing the interests of Latino communities filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, against the State of New Jersey. The complaint alleged that the State engaged in discriminatory housing ... [view]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and United States v. National City Bank
2:13-cv-01817-CB (W.D. Pa.)
Filed 12/23/2013 - Closed 2017
National City Bank
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-PA-0005
Coding Complete
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On December 23, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the United States Department of Justice, on behalf of approximately 76,000 African-American and Hispanic residential mortgage borrowers, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against National City Bank, alleging that it engaged in ... [view]
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United States v. Ally Financial Inc. and Ally Bank
2:13-cv-15180-AJT-MAR (E.D. Mich.)
Filed 12/20/2013 - Closed 2017
Ally Financial Inc. and Ally Bank
Ally Financial Inc. and Ally Bank
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-MI-0010
Coding Complete
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On December 20, 2013, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and the United States Department of Justice filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against a bank, alleging that it engaged in discriminatory lending practices. The plaintiffs alleged that, as a result of the defendant's policies and practices, ... [view]
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United States v. Fort Davis State Bank
4:13-cv-00077-RAJ (W.D. Tex.)
Filed 12/19/2013 - Closed
Fort Davis State Bank
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-TX-0009
Coding Complete
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On December 19, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed this suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas against Fort Davis State Bank (FDSB), alleging violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1691-1691f (ECOA) ... [view]
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City of Miami v. Bank of America Corp.
1:13-CV-24506 (S.D. Fla.)
Filed 12/13/2013 - Closed 2020
Bank of America Corporation
Bank of America Corporation
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Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
FH-FL-0007
Miami-Dade County
Coding Complete
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On December 13, 2013, the City of Miami filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, suing Bank of America and Countrywide Financial, under the Fair Housing Act of 1968 (FHA). Represented by the Miami City Attorney’s Office and private counsel, the city sought injunctive relief and damages for ... [view]
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