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ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Emrit v. Montevista Mental Hospital

1:18-cv-00443 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: Nov. 9, 2018

Closed Date: May 31, 2019

Plaintiff, an individual, filed a pro se complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii in November 9, 2018 against Montevista Mental Hospital.  Plaintiff alleged that the defendant hospital violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by preventing him from voting in the 2016 presidential election after he was admitted to the facility when it was too late to seek an absentee ballot, and sought to hold the hospital liable for the negligent actions of its employees and for…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Affirmed

JAIL CONDITIONS
Murray v. Santa Barbara

2:17-cv-08805 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 6, 2017

On December 6, 2017, several prisoners of the Santa Barbara County Jail (SBCJ) in pre-trial detention filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiffs sued the County of Santa Barbara and the Sheriff's Office under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming violations of Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq., Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29…

Case Is Ongoing

DISABILITY RIGHTS
United States v. MedStar Health, Inc.

1:24-cv-00302 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Jan. 30, 2024

On January 30, 2024. the United States of America filed this lawsuit against MedStar Health, Inc. (“MedStar”) in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The United States alleged that during the COVID-19 pandemic, MedStar, the largest healthcare provider in Maryland and Washington, D.C., repeatedly denied non-patient support persons for people with disabilities access to their hospitals. The United States sought injunctive relief in the form of MedStar modifying its polic…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Jake Bertellotti v. Regents of the University of California

2:25-cv-03069 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

In this lawsuit, two disabled UCLA students sued the Regents of the University of California, the University’s President, its Chancellor, and ten unknown individuals, alleging widespread accessibility barriers and discriminatory practices.  On April 8, 2025, represented by Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund and private counsel, the two students filed a complaint in the United States District Court Central District of California for alleged violations of Title II of the Americans with …

Case Is Ongoing

DISABILITY RIGHTS
Aldridge v. Carowinds, LLC

3:17-cv-00708 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Dec. 6, 2017

Closed Date: Aug. 24, 2018

This is a case about disability-based discrimination at an amusement park, preventing a family from full enjoyment of the facilities. On December 6, 2017, Plaintiffs sued under Title III of the ADA in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte Division, and this litigation resulted in a confidential settlement in their favor. The plaintiffs were represented by Disability Rights North Carolina.  The defendants, Carowinds LLC, Cedar Fair L.P. , Cedar Fair Southw…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Army Sustainment, LLC

1:20-cv-00234 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: April 6, 2020

Closed Date: Feb. 28, 2024

This case asks whether barring employees in safety-sensitive roles from using certain prescription drugs constitutes discrimination, if those employees aren't using those medications while working. On April 6, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit against Army Sustainment, LLC—a former federal contractor that maintained military aircraft at Fort Rucker (now Fort Novosel)—challenging Army Sustainment’s workplace drug policy, which prohibited employees in safety-sens…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Grider v. Lucas

4:25-cv-00546 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Feb. 8, 2025

Closed Date: March 5, 2025

In this case, a supervisory attorney-advisor at the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (“EEOC”) alleged that her EEOC supervisors discriminated against her on the basis of race and disability. The plaintiff filed suit against the EEOC on February 8, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The plaintiff sued the Acting Chair of the EEOC, in their official capacity. The case was assigned to District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal. The plaintiff alleged that the EEOC…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Hampton v. State of California

3:21-cv-03058 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 27, 2021

This is a case about conditions at San Quentin State Prison during the Covid-19 pandemic. On April 27, 2021, the spouse of a person who had died while incarcerated at San Quentin filed this wrongful death suit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of herself and as successor in interest for the deceased, against the State of California, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”), San Quentin State Prison, and named and unnamed indiv…
CHILD WELFARE
Gary G. v. Gavin Newsom

5:23-cv-00947 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: May 25, 2023

This putative class-action lawsuit on behalf of more than 5,800 youths was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on May 25, 2023 against the governor of California, the California Department of Social Services ("CDSS"), San Bernadino County, its Board of Supervisors, and the San Bernardino County Children and Family Services ("CFS"). The complaint alleged that CFS failed to protect those under its care. The plaintiffs, represented by A Better Childhood and priv…
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…