Case: Hollman v. Cisneros

4:92-cv-00712 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: July 27, 1992

Closed Date: 2004

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Case Summary

On July 27, 1992, fourteen minority families and the NAACP filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq., against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, the Minneapolis Community Development Agency, and the city of Minneapolis.The plaintiffs, represented by the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis, sought injunctive relief, claiming that the defen…

On July 27, 1992, fourteen minority families and the NAACP filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq., against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, the Minneapolis Community Development Agency, and the city of Minneapolis.

The plaintiffs, represented by the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis, sought injunctive relief, claiming that the defendants' administration of Minneapolis public housing programs created and perpetuated racial segregation. Specifically, the plaintiffs alleged that public housing in Minneapolis was located, built, and operated under a longstanding policy of de jure racial segregation dating back to the 1930s, and that the defendants failed to remedy this segregation. For a detailed account of the origins of this suit and the history of Minneapolis public housing policy, see: Timothy L. Thompson, Promoting Mobility and Equal Opportunity: Hollman v. Cisneros, 5-SPG J. Affordable Housing & Community Dev. L. 237 (1996).

On July 5, 1994, the District Court (Judge James M. Rosenbaum) certified a class of all minority households participating in or on the wait list for public housing and section 8 voucher programs.

Three years into this case, and after two years of negotiations and extensive public hearings, the parties settled the lawsuit by signing a consent decree. The decree's terms are encompassed in an order, entered by the District Court (Judge Rosenbaum) on April 20, 1995. The agreement's stated purpose was:

[T]o set out a series of actions to be taken by Defendants which will promote equal housing opportunity, expand and maximize geographic choice in assisted housing, and encourage racial integration, by (1) deconcentrating racially concentrated public housing projects, (2) improving living conditions in remaining family public housing units, (3) relocating public housing units to areas outside of minority concentrations, (4) improving administration of the Section 8 Existing Housing program so as to remove barriers to effective choice, (5) expanding access to application opportunities for assisted housing, (6) developing means to encourage expansion of low-income housing opportunities in suburban cities in the metropolitan area, and (7) ensuring Defendants remain committed to preserving and expanding location choice and the goals of fair housing.
The consent decree contemplated a term of seven years to accomplish these goals, during which the District Court retained jurisdiction to resolve disputes between the parties. For a discussion of the implementation of the consent decree and the resultant social and political tensions, see: Ciara Carolyn Torres, Housing in the Heartland: An Examination of the Hollman v. Cisneros Consent Decree, the Politics of Racial Concentration and the Possibilities Offered by Democratic Experimentalism, 17 Nat'l Black L.J. 98 (2003).

For several years, the parties operated under the terms of the decree with little involvement by the court. During this time, the defendants began to demolish the 770 public housing units and relocate the 770 families at the center of the lawsuit. They also provided class members with an additional 900 section 8 vouchers, and began construction of the replacement housing.

In the late 1990s, there was a rental housing shortage in Minneapolis. This unforeseen occurrence prompted the NAACP, in its capacity as individual plaintiff, to move for a preliminary injunction and a modification of the consent decree. Specifically, the NAACP asked the District Court (Judge Rosenbaum) to enjoin the defendants from continuing demolition of the remaining public housing units, and to order the defendants instead to rehabilitate the old units, thereby better serving the immediate housing needs of the class members. The District Court denied the motion, reasoning that such an injunction and modification was beyond the scope of its dispute resolution power contemplated by the parties when signing the consent decree. Shortly thereafter, the defendants demolished the remaining units.

As work under the consent decree continued, it became apparent that the defendants would need more than seven years to fulfill their obligations. Accordingly, in July 2002, the parties extended the term of the decree and the jurisdiction of the District Court until November 1, 2004. In March 2004, the parties reaffirmed this extension, and the court ordered the case to be closed on November 1, 2004, allowing petitions to reopen the case until October 1, 2006.

Summary Authors

Robert Lake (6/29/2015)

People


Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

Cooperstein, Eric T (Minnesota)

Attorney for Defendant

Booth, Waverly Eby (Minnesota)

Burstein, Fred (Minnesota)

Cann, John D (Minnesota)

Carlson, Mary Ellen (Minnesota)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

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4:92-cv-00712

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Hollman v. Cuomo

Feb. 11, 2005

Feb. 11, 2005

Docket

4:92-cv-00712

Consent Decree

March 8, 1995

March 8, 1995

Settlement Agreement
182

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Order

Hollman v. Cuomo

Sept. 30, 1999

Sept. 30, 1999

Order/Opinion
222

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Order

Hollman v. Martinez

July 12, 2002

July 12, 2002

Order/Opinion
229

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Stipulation and Order Regarding Production of Remaining Replacement Public Housing Units and Utilization of Remaining Vouchers

Hollman v. Martinez

Jan. 7, 2003

Jan. 7, 2003

Order/Opinion
274

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Stipulation and Amended Consent Decree

Hollman v. Martinez

Dec. 15, 2003

Dec. 15, 2003

Order/Opinion
278

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Stipulation and Order

Hollman v. Martinez

March 30, 2004

March 30, 2004

Order/Opinion

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Docket

Last updated March 26, 2025, 9:24 a.m.

ECF Number Date Description Link
1 July 27, 1992

COMPLAINT − Summons issued. Assigned to Judge James M. Rosenbaum per Civil Rights list and referred to Magistrate Judge J. Earl Cudd 52 pgs (VEM) (Entered: 07/28/1992)

PACER
2 July 31, 1992

NOTICE by Eric T. Cooperstein, counsel for plaintiffs, that he is one of the attorneys of record (SJH) (Entered: 08/04/1992)

PACER
3 Aug. 17, 1992

STIPULATION for extension of time to answer complaint [1−1] (2 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 08/20/1992)

PACER
4 Aug. 21, 1992

STIPULATION AND ORDER (Magistrate Judge J. Earl Cudd) to extend filing of answer on or before 10/26/92 from deft. Mpls. Public Housing Authority (c: attys.) (3 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 08/21/1992)

PACER
5 Aug. 24, 1992

ORDER (Judge James M. Rosenbaum / 8/19/92) that pursuant to the stipulation by and between pltfs' and deft., MCDA parties may have an extension of time up to and including 10/26/92 in which to answer or otherwise respond to the class action complaint (c: attys.) (2 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 08/24/1992)

PACER
6 Aug. 27, 1992

RETURN OF SERVICE (Summons) executed upon defendant the City of Mpls. on 7/27/92 (JMR) (Entered: 09/01/1992)

PACER
6 Aug. 27, 1992

RETURN OF SERVICE (Summons) executed upon defendant Cora McCorvey on 8/25/92 (JMR) (Entered: 09/01/1992)

PACER
6 Aug. 27, 1992

RETURN OF SERVICE (Summons) executed upon defendant Mpls Public Housing on 8/25/92 (JMR) (Entered: 09/01/1992)

PACER
6 Aug. 27, 1992

RETURN OF SERVICE (Summons) executed upon defendant Mpls Community Development Agency on 7/27/92 (JMR) (Entered: 09/01/1992)

PACER
7 Aug. 27, 1992

RETURN OF SERVICE (Summons − 60 days) executed upon defendant Jack Kemp on 8/10/92; U. S. Atty. 7/27/92; Atty. General 7/30/92 (JMR) Modified on 10/30/1992 (Entered: 09/03/1992)

PACER
7 Aug. 27, 1992

RETURN OF SERVICE (Summons − 60 days) executed upon defendant US Dept of Housing on 7/28/92 (JMR) (Entered: 09/03/1992)

PACER
8 Sept. 11, 1992

ORDER (Judge James M. Rosenbaum / 9/8/92) that: 1. Pltfs shall amend their complaint to comply with Rule 8(a), and shall file and serve the amended complaint on or before 9/15/92. 2. The defts shall file and serve their answers to the amended complaint on or before 10/26/92. The filing and service of an answer shall not constitute a waiver of any party's right to assert a defense or to file a motion to dismiss under Rule 12. 3. Parties shall exchange one set of interrogatories and one set of requests for production of documents, and shall serve such written discovery requests on or before 11/6/92. This Court shall conduct a hearing on 12/18/92 to consider any objections or motions by any party regarding written discovery requests. 5. The parties shall serve answers and responses to written discovery requests on/before 1/15/93. 6. A second Rule 16 pretrial conference shall be held on 1/29/93. 7. This court shall conduct a hearing on pltfs' motion to certify the class on 3/19/93. Prior to the filing of their motion, the pltfs shall be permitted to substitute named pltfs as class representatives, without consent of the defts or leave of court, by further amendment to their complaint. (3 pgs) (c: attys.) (cc: all counsel) (JMR) (Entered: 09/14/1992)

PACER
9 Sept. 15, 1992

AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT [1−1] by plaintiffs ( (Entered: 09/18/1992)

PACER
Sept. 15, 1992

Attorney information update forms forwarded to Mpls. admissions clerk re: pro hac vices for Dennis Hayes and Stephanie Rones. ( (Entered: 09/18/1992)

PACER
11 Oct. 23, 1992

Corrected AMENDED class action COMPLAINT [9−1] by plaintiffs' (32 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 10/29/1992)

PACER
10 Oct. 26, 1992

ANSWER by defendant Cora McCorvey, defendant Mpls Public Housing (26 pgs) (DFL) (Entered: 10/27/1992)

PACER
12 Oct. 26, 1992

ANSWER by defendant the City of Mpls to pltfs' corrected amended class action complaint [11−1] (15 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 10/29/1992)

PACER
Oct. 26, 1992

Referred Louis N. Smith to admissions clerk to be admitted to practice in federal court (DFL) (Entered: 10/27/1992)

PACER
13 Oct. 27, 1992

ANSWER by defendant Jack Kemp, defendant Thomas T Feeney, defendant US Dept of Housing to the corrected amended complaint (14 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 10/29/1992)

PACER
14 Oct. 27, 1992

ANSWER by defendant Mpls Community Development Agency to amended class action complaint (11 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 10/29/1992)

PACER
Oct. 27, 1992

Routed admission request to admission's clerk on behalf of government attys Patricia Leitner and Harold J. Rennett (JMR) (Entered: 10/29/1992)

PACER
15 Oct. 28, 1992

PETITION AND ORDER for admission pro hac vice of Dennis C. Hayes on behalf of plaintiff NAACP − approved by Francis E. Dosal, Clerk of Court, on 10/26/92 (1 pg) (JMR) (Entered: 10/30/1992)

PACER
16 Oct. 28, 1992

PETITION AND ORDER for admission pro hac vice of Stephanie Rones on behalf of plaintiff NAACP − approved by Francis E. Dosal, Clerk of Court, on 10/26/92 (1 pg) (JMR) (Entered: 10/30/1992)

PACER
17 Dec. 7, 1992

STIPULATION AND ORDER (Magistrate Judge J. Earl Cudd) Regarding Discovery of Addresses of Subsidized Tenants (cc: all counsel) (5 pgs) (SJH) (Entered: 12/07/1992)

PACER
Dec. 7, 1992

FOLDER II beginning with item #17 (SJH) (Entered: 12/10/1992)

PACER
18 Dec. 11, 1992

PETITION AND ORDER for admission pro hac vice ( Clerk Francis E. Dosal ) on behalf of defendant US Dept of by Patricia Leitner (1pg) (VEM) (Entered: 12/11/1992)

PACER
19 Jan. 20, 1993

STIPULATION AND ORDER (Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel) extending the time to serve discovery no later than 1/25/93. (c: attys.) (2 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 01/21/1993)

PACER
20 Jan. 22, 1993

NOTICE that Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel replaces Magistrate Judge J. Earl Cudd for pretrial purposes in this action. (cc: all counsel) (lpg) (CJF) (Entered: 01/22/1993)

PACER
21 Feb. 3, 1993

LETTER to court from Paul Clabo re: no longer counsel of record for pltfs. ( (Entered: 02/03/1993)

PACER
22 Feb. 8, 1993

ORDER (Judge James M. Rosenbaum / 1/8/93) that: the hearing on pltfs' class certification motion is stayed until further order of the Court. (c: attys.) (1 pg) (JMR) (Entered: 02/08/1993)

PACER
23 April 23, 1993

Statement of case as to plaintiffs' (JMR) (Entered: 04/26/1993)

PACER
25 April 30, 1993

MINUTES:( Judge James M. Rosenbaum / ) re: PRETRIAL CONFERENCE (PAK) (Entered: 06/03/1993)

PACER
26 May 28, 1993

ORDER ( Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel / 5/11/93) discovery in this action, except by agreement of all parties or further order of this court, is stayed until 10/1/93; A Rule 16 pretrial status conference shall be held on 10/8/93 at 9:30am (cc: all counsel) 2pgs (PAK) (Entered: 06/03/1993)

PACER
27 June 17, 1993

STIPULATION AND ORDER (Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel / 6/15/93) re: confidentiality of materials produced (4 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 06/17/1993)

PACER
28 Oct. 8, 1993

MOTION by dfts Jack Kemp, Thomas T Feeney, and HUD to extend time to continue settlement discussions ( to Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel ) (no date/time) (4 pgs) (SJH) (Entered: 10/13/1993)

PACER
29 Oct. 8, 1993

MINUTES:( Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel / ) re: PRETRIAL CONFERENCE ( (Entered: 10/13/1993)

PACER
30 Dec. 10, 1993

ORDER (Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel / 10/20/93) denying Federal Defts' motion to extend time to continue settlement discussions [28−1] (cc: all counsel) (2 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 12/13/1993)

PACER
31 Dec. 10, 1993

Pretrial SCHEDULING ORDER (Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel / 10/20/93) ; all motions which seek to amend the pleadings or add parties must be filed and the hearing completed on/before 2/1/94; if pltfs intend to represent a class, their motion for class certification shall be filed and the hearing theron completed on/before 7/1/94; on/before 12/1/93, if the Federal defts have an interest in settling the case without a trial, they shall submit to the parties a substantive settlement proposal, and identify to all parties the policymakers at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice who have authority for formulating the policies which they think are instrumental to the settlement of the issues raised by this litigation; a further pretrial conference pursuant to Rule 16, will be held after the court's ruling upon pltfs' class certification motion. At that pretrial conference, the court will adopt a schedule for the completion of any outstanding discovery that needs to be done, and adopt a date by which the case will be ready for trial. (c: attys.) (2 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 12/13/1993)

PACER
32 Jan. 31, 1994

STIPULATION AND ORDER ( Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel / 1/28/94 ) that paragraph one of the pretrial schedule filed on 10/21/93 is modified; all motions which seek to amend the pleadings or add parties must be filed and heard on or before 3/7/94 (cc: all counsel) (3 pgs) (SJH) (Entered: 02/01/1994)

PACER
33 Feb. 22, 1994

MOTION by plaintiffs to amend complaint ( to Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel ) Ret. 3/7/94 at 10:00 a.m. (3 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 02/23/1994)

PACER
34 Feb. 22, 1994

MEMORANDUM by plaintiffs in support of motion to amend complaint [33−1] (JMR) (Entered: 02/23/1994)

PACER
35 Feb. 22, 1994

MOTION by defts. Mpls Public Housing, Cora McCorvey, Mpls Cmnty Dev Agcy &Minneapolis, City of for order to add certain defts. &to amend answers ( to Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel ) ret. 3/7/94 at 10:30 A.M. (3pgs) (CJF) (Entered: 02/24/1994)

PACER
36 Feb. 22, 1994

MEMORANDUM by Mpls Public Housing, Cora McCorvey, Mpls Cmnty Dev Agcy &Minneapolis, City of in support of motion for order to add certain defts. [35−1] &to amend answers [35−2]. (36pgs) (CJF) (Entered: 02/24/1994)

PACER
Feb. 22, 1994

Second amended complaint loose in file − to be filed when motion is ruled on (JMR) (Entered: 02/23/1994)

PACER
Feb. 24, 1994

Referred Jack Cann to atty admissions clerk for admission. (CJF) (Entered: 02/24/1994)

PACER
37 March 7, 1994

STIPULATION AND ORDER ( Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel / 3/4/94 ) [33−1] granting pltfs' motion to amend complaint; [35−1] granting dfts' motion for order to add certain dfts; [35−2] granting dfts' motion to amend answers (cc: all counsel) (4 pgs) (SJH) (Entered: 03/07/1994)

PACER
March 11, 1994

Amended SUMMONS issued and mailed by Julie (SJH) (Entered: 03/16/1994)

PACER
39 March 21, 1994

MOTION by plaintiff to certify class action ( to Judge James M. Rosenbaum ) Ret. 6/10/094 at 9:10 a.m (2 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 03/22/1994)

PACER
40 March 21, 1994

Summons − RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Metropolitan Council on 3/15/94 (JMR) (Entered: 03/22/1994)

PACER
41 April 6, 1994

ANSWER by defendant Metropolitan Council to second amended class action complaint (29 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 04/06/1994)

PACER
42 April 8, 1994

ANSWER to complaint [38−1] and CROSSCLAIM ; by defendant City of Minneapolis against federal defendants and metro defendants (46 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 04/11/1994)

PACER
43 April 8, 1994

Amended ANSWER of defts Cora McCorvey and Mpls Public Housing Authority to complaint [38−1] and CROSSCLAIM against Federal Defts and Metro defts (50 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 04/11/1994)

PACER
47 April 11, 1994

Amended ANSWER to complaint [38−1] and CROSSCLAIM ; by defendant Mpls Cmnty Dev Agcy against defendant Jack Kemp, defendant Thomas T Feeney, defendant HUD, US Dept of (43 pgs) (JMR) Modified on 04/20/1994 (Entered: 04/20/1994)

PACER
47 April 11, 1994

CROSSCLAIM ; by defendant Mpls Cmnty Dev Agcy against cross−defendant Dorothy Rietow, cross−defendant Metropolitan Housing, cross−defendant Thomas McElven (JMR) (Entered: 04/20/1994)

PACER
April 11, 1994

Cross−Claim SUMMONS issued (SJH) (Entered: 04/11/1994)

PACER
44 April 14, 1994

Cross−claims summons − RETURN OF SERVICE executed on Thomas McElveen 4/12/94 (4 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 04/15/1994)

PACER
45 April 14, 1994

Cross−Claims summons − RETURN OF SERVICE executed on Dorothy Rietow 4/12/94 (4 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 04/15/1994)

PACER
46 April 14, 1994

Cross−Claims summons − RETURN OF SERVICE executed on Metropolitan Housing and Redevelopment Authority 4/12/94 (4 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 04/15/1994)

PACER
48 May 4, 1994

ANSWER by cross−defendant Metropolitan Council to Crossclaims of Minneapolis Community Development Agency (20 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 05/04/1994)

PACER
49 May 4, 1994

ANSWER by cross−defendant Metropolitan Council to Crossclaim [43−1] of Cora McCorvey and Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (19 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 05/04/1994)

PACER
50 May 4, 1994

ANSWER by cross−defendant Metropolitan Council to Crossclaim [42−1] of City of Minneapolis (20 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 05/04/1994)

PACER
51 June 6, 1994

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant Metropolitan Council by attys. Nauen and Gengler (4 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 06/07/1994)

PACER
52 June 15, 1994

STIPULATION AND ORDER (Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel 6/14/94) that Federal defts be permitted an additional seven days, to 6/16/94 to respond to the cross−claims and the second amended complaint (c: attys.) (6 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 06/17/1994)

PACER
53 June 16, 1994

AMENDED ANSWER [38−1] by federal defendants to second amended class action complaint (14 pgs) (DFL) (Entered: 06/20/1994)

PACER
54 June 16, 1994

ANSWER by Thomas T Feeney, HUD, US Dept of, Henry Cisneros to Crossclaim [43−1] (10 pgs) (DFL) (Entered: 06/20/1994)

PACER
55 June 28, 1994

MOTION by plaintiffs for class certification ( to Judge James M. Rosenbaum ) (2 pgs) (JMR) Modified on 06/28/1994 (Entered: 06/28/1994)

PACER
57 June 30, 1994

RESPONSE by Federal defendants to pltfs' motion and memorandum in support of class certification [55−1] [39−1] (JMR) (Entered: 06/30/1994)

PACER
58 July 5, 1994

STIPULATION for certification of class (3 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 07/06/1994)

PACER
59 July 5, 1994

MEMORANDUM by plaintiffs in support of class certification (15 pgs) [58−1] (JMR) (Entered: 07/06/1994)

PACER
60 July 5, 1994

ORDER ( Judge James M. Rosenbaum / 7/5/94) for class certification [55−1] [39−1] (cc: all counsel) (2 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 07/06/1994)

PACER
61 Aug. 5, 1994

NOTICE of pretrial conference (Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel Ret. 8/30/94 at 9:15 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel at the U. S. Courthouse in St. Paul, MN (6 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 08/08/1994)

PACER
62 Sept. 12, 1994

REPORT OF RULE 26(f) MEETING by plaintiffs and defendants (19 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 09/13/1994)

PACER
63 Sept. 13, 1994

MINUTES: (Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel) re: PRETRIAL CONFERENCE (4 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 09/16/1994)

PACER
64 Sept. 16, 1994

Pretrial SCHEDULING ORDER (Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel / 9/14/94) ; discovery set for 2/1/96 ; non−dispositive motions set for 2/1/96 ; dispositive motions set for 4/1/96 ; ready for trial set for 7/1/96. (c: attys.) (4 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 09/16/1994)

PACER
65 Dec. 15, 1994

Deft., Mpls Public Housing Authority Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures to the Metropolitan Council (5 pgs) (JMR) Modified on 12/16/1994 (Entered: 12/16/1994)

PACER
66 Dec. 15, 1994

Deft., Mpls Public Housing Authority Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures to pltfs (7 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 12/16/1994)

PACER
67 Dec. 15, 1994

Deft., Mpls Public Housing Authority Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures to Department of Housing and Urban Development (9 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 12/16/1994)

PACER
68 Dec. 15, 1994

Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures of deft., Mpls Community Development Agency (7 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 12/16/1994)

PACER
69 Dec. 15, 1994

Deft., Metropolitan Council's Rule 26(a)(1) initial disclosure statement (8 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 12/16/1994)

PACER
70 Dec. 16, 1994

Federal defts' Rule 26(A) disclosures (11 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 12/16/1994)

PACER
71 Dec. 19, 1994

REPORT OF RULE 26 initial disclosures (7 pgs + appendix) (JMR) (Entered: 12/19/1994)

PACER
72 Dec. 21, 1994

Disclosures of deft., City of Mpls pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P26(a) (5 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 12/22/1994)

PACER
73 March 9, 1995

MOTION by plaintiffs for preliminary approval of settlement ( to Judge James M. Rosenbaum ) Ret. 3/10/95 at 9:30 a.m. (3pgs) ( (Entered: 03/09/1995)

PACER
74 March 9, 1995

MEMORANDUM by plaintiffs in support of motion for preliminary approval of settlement. [73−1] (21pgs) ( (Entered: 03/09/1995)

PACER
75 March 9, 1995

APPENDIX by pltfs regarding motion for preliminary approval of settlement. [73−1] (1pg + exh. A−E) ( (Entered: 03/09/1995)

PACER
76 March 10, 1995

MINUTES: (Judge James M. Rosenbaum / Colleen Sichko) granting pltf's motion for preliminary approval of settlement [73−1]. Hearing to approve settlement class scheduled for Thursday, 4/20/95 at 2:00 p.m. (1 pg) (JMR) (Entered: 03/13/1995)

PACER
77 March 15, 1995

NOTICE (Judge James M. Rosenbaum / 3/15/95) of pending class action, proposed settlement, and hearing ret. 4/10/95 at 11:00 a.m. before Judge James M. Rosenbaum (cc: all counsel) (8 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 03/15/1995)

PACER
78 March 16, 1995

ORDER (Judge James M. Rosenbaum / 3/15/95) that: 1. Preliminary approval of the proposed Consent Decree is granted subject to a final determination by the Court following the fairness hearing set out below; 2. The parties proposed Class Notices are approved and deft. MPHA is authorized to distribute the Notices as set out in the proposed Consent Decree as soon as possible; 3. This matter will be scheduled before the Court on 4/10/95 at 11:00 a.m., at which time class members may appear and state their objections, and following which, the Court will make a final determination as to whether to approve the proposed Consent Decree. (2 pgs) (copies picked up in chambers) (JMR) (Entered: 03/17/1995)

PACER
79 March 17, 1995

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT by parties (6 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 03/21/1995)

PACER
82 April 19, 1995

OBJECTION by Mary Alexander to proposed settlement agreement [79−1] (1 pg) (JMR) (Entered: 04/24/1995)

PACER
80 April 20, 1995

MINUTES ( Judge James M. Rosenbaum / Dawn Sampson) Final Approval of Class Settlement − approved (1 pg) (SJH) (Entered: 04/21/1995)

PACER
81 April 21, 1995

CONSENT DECREE Judge James M. Rosenbaum (4/20/95) (cc: all counsel) (55 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 04/24/1995)

PACER
83 July 21, 1995

NOTICE of filing of Federal defts' first report re: implementation of consent decree (8 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 07/21/1995)

PACER
84 July 21, 1995

Monitoring report of deft., City of Mpls (9 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 07/21/1995)

PACER
85 July 21, 1995

First Quarterly Report of Mpls Community Development Agency (2 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 07/24/1995)

PACER
86 July 24, 1995

First quarterly report of deft. Mpls Public Housing Authority (8 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

PACER
87 July 24, 1995

Sumner Field demolition and interim management plan submitted by Mpls Public Housing Authority with quarterly report (3 pgs) [86−1] (JMR) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

PACER
88 July 24, 1995

EXHIBIT 1 re first quarterly report of deft. Mpls Public Housing Authority (14 pgs) [86−1] [87−1] (JMR) (Entered: 07/25/1995)

PACER
89 July 24, 1995

REPORT NO. 1 (dated July 21, 1995) by Metropolitan Council pursuant to para. 103 of the Consent Decree. (7pgs) ( (Entered: 07/26/1995)

PACER
90 Oct. 20, 1995

Second quarterly report of Mpls. Community Development Agency (4 pgs) (JMR) (Entered: 10/23/1995)

PACER

Case Details

State / Territory:

Minnesota

Case Type(s):

Public Housing

Key Dates

Filing Date: July 27, 1992

Closing Date: 2004

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Fourteen minority families residing in public housing and the Minnesota NAACP, individually and on behalf of a class of minority households participating in or on the wait list for public housing and section 8 voucher programs in Minneapolis.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

Legal Services/Legal Aid

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Granted

Defendants

City

City of Minneapolis

Minneapolis Community Development Agency (MCDA)

Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA)

Federal

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Defendant Type(s):

Housing Authority

Facility Type(s):

Government-run

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

District of Minnesota 4:92-cv-00712

Available Documents:

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Preliminary relief denied

Order Duration: 1995 - 2004

Issues

General/Misc.:

Housing

Housing assistance

Pattern or Practice

Poverty/homelessness

Public assistance grants

Racial segregation

Sanitation / living conditions

Discrimination Area:

Housing Sales/Rental

Discrimination Basis:

Race discrimination

Affected Race(s):

Asian/Pacific Islander

Black

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