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United States v. City of Seattle

2:12-cv-01282 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: July 27, 2012

On March 31, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division opened an investigation of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (then codified at 42 U.S.C. § 14141; then recodified to 34 U.S.C. § 12601), the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Following a comprehensive investigation, on December 16, 2011, the DOJ announced its findings that SPD engag…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. American Samoa Government, Department of Human and Social Services

1:23-cv-00209 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: May 11, 2023

This case concerns discrimination against a transgender employee of the government of American Samoa. A transgender woman who worked for the Department of Human and Social Services of the American Samoa Government filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on January 17, 2017, alleging a hostile work environment on the basis of her gender identity, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After the EEOC investigated and attempted to resolve the cl…

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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Town of Windsor

CL21001186-00 | Virginia state trial court

Filed Date: Dec. 30, 2021

This case stemmed from the December 6, 2020 traffic stop of a Black and Latino service member whom police pepper sprayed during a stop for a minor traffic violation. The Clearinghouse was unable to locate the original and amended complaints but completed this summary based on news articles. According to WLJA News, on December 30, 2021, Virginia Attorney General Herring’s Office of Civil Rights filed a complaint against the Town of Windsor (“Town”) for violations of the Virginia Public Integrity…
POLICING
People of the State of New York v. Wallkill

7:01-cv-00364 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 18, 2001

Closed Date: Feb. 28, 2006

This case involved misconduct by the Wallkill Police Department (WPD). On January 18, 2001, the Attorney General filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Town of Wallkill (Town), seeking injunctive relief to reform and monitor the WPD. The case was assigned to District Judge Colleen McMahon. The lawsuit was the offshoot of the Attorney General's investigation of the WPD. The investigation revealed a pattern of pervasive misconduct, including…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Palmigiano v. Garrahy

1:74-cv-00172 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: July 16, 1974

Closed Date: Feb. 19, 2014

On 01/11/2007, six inmates in the "awaiting trial" section of the Adult Correctional Institutions of Rhode Island (ACI) filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the Rhode Island Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The plaintiffs, represented in part by the National Prison Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, asked the Court for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated because …
JAIL CONDITIONS
Poot v. San Francisco County Sheriff's Department

4:19-cv-02722 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 20, 2019

Closed Date: March 31, 2023

This case involves allegations of sleep denial and disruption brought by eight pre-trial detainees in jails under the control of San Francisco County. On May 20, 2019, eight pre-trial detainees housed in two jails under the control of San Francisco County filed a putative class action on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs alleged that conditions in two San Francisco County Jails led to denial and disr…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Trivette v. Tennessee Department of Correction

3:20-cv-00276 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: March 31, 2020

On March 31, 2020, a deaf man in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) and Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT), the state protection and advocacy entity, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The plaintiffs sued TDOC alleging violations of Title II of the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act for failure to provide effective communication accommodations. Specifically, the plaintiffs alleged inmates incarcerated at TDOC f…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Senior and Disability Action v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

3:17-cv-01876 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 5, 2017

On April 5, 2017, disability rights organizations, Senior and Disability Action and Independent Living Resource Center of San Francisco, and two individuals with disabilities who lived in the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (“BART”) service area filed a class action lawsuit against BART and the BART general manager. The plaintiffs claimed that BART violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Rehab Act”) as well as th…

Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief for Violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; California Civil Code § 51, Et SEQ: and California Government Code § 11135

Senior and Disability Action v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

April 5, 2017

Order Granting Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, Certifying Settlement Class, Approving Notice, and Setting Dates For Final Approval

Senior and Disability Action v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

April 18, 2024

Judgment

Senior and Disability Action v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

April 18, 2024

Order on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs

Senior and Disability Action v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

April 18, 2024

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State of California v. County of Kern

BCV-20-102971 | California state trial court

Filed Date: Dec. 22, 2020

This case involved a state-led lawsuit against a county sheriff’s office accused of unconstitutional policing. On December 22, 2020, the Attorney General of California filed this lawsuit against the County of Kern and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office (“KCSO”) in the Kern County Superior Court of California, alleging that the KCSO engaged in a pattern or practice of violating state and federal law. The California Constitution and state law empowered the Attorney General to file a civil action to…
POLICING
State of California v. City of Vallejo

CU23-04676 | California state trial court

Filed Date: Oct. 16, 2023

This case involved alleged incidents of police misconduct by officers in the Vallejo Police Department (“VPD”). On October 16, 2023, the California Attorney General filed suit to further reform the VPD following the department’s failure to fully comply with an earlier agreement. Brought in the County of Solano Superior Court, the lawsuit named the VPD and the City of Vallejo (“City”) as defendants. Under California state law, the Attorney General was empowered to sue police departments that all…