Filed Date: Oct. 12, 2010
Closed Date: 2015
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On October 12, 2010, the United States filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§3601-3631, against the owner and manager of a 26-unit apartment building located in Akron Ohio. The U.S. sought declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief, and civil penalties, alleging that the Defendants had engaged in a pattern and practice of discrimination on the basis of familial status in their rental of apartments. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the Defendants refused to rent to families with small children.
The case was litigated for several months, but then settled. On June 8, 2011, the Court (Judge David Dowd) approved a three-year Consent Decree which, in addition to general prohibitions against discrimination based on familial status, requires Defendants to adopt a non-discrimination policy, to include the words "Equal Housing Opportunity" on all advertising, to train all personnel in equal housing opportunity requirements, and to report any complaints. Defendants agreed to pay $50,000 in damages to one family, and a $10,000 civil penalty to the United States.
On June 5, 2014, just before the consent decree was set to expire, the parties jointly moved to extend it to June 8, 2015. Judge Dowd approved this motion the following day.
There was no further litigation, and the consent decree has since terminated. The case is now closed.
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Abernathy, Terri J (Ohio)
Adams, Carolyn J. (Ohio)
Addington, Gregory W. (Ohio)
Albert, Mitchell J (Ohio)
Albert, Eric D. (Ohio)
Dowd, David Dudley Jr. (Ohio)
Alberts, Jeffrey Ehrlich (Ohio)
Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Ohio)
Anderson, Daniel Robert (Ohio)
Appenteng, Jeannice Williams (Ohio)
Atkinson, Theodore William (Ohio)
Attorney, Noticing 2255 (Ohio)
Auchterlonie, Jennifer D (Ohio)
Beckman, Samantha Elizabeth (Ohio)
Bickers, Kathleen Louise (Ohio)
Boeving, James Nicholas (Ohio)
Branning, Robert Joseph (Ohio)
Butcher, Daniel Everett (Ohio)
Cha-Kim, Stephen Seungkun (Ohio)
Clayton, Lindsay Laurie (Ohio)
Coles-Huff, Doris Denise (Ohio)
Cordaro, Joseph Nicholas (Ohio)
Cowart, Brandon Herbert (Ohio)
Dettelbach, Steven M (District of Columbia)
Dimock, Christina Nicole (Ohio)
Dworkin, Howard Sheldon (Ohio)
Dworkowitz, Gregory Peter (Ohio)
Flannery, Kathleen Marie (Ohio)
Fogelman, Lawrence Heath (Ohio)
Franze-Nakamura, Francis (Ohio)
Goldsmith, Michael Lawrence (Ohio)
GOVT, Kevin Christopher (Ohio)
Hambrick, Jonathan Holland (Ohio)
Hansen, Jeffrey Michael (Ohio)
Harrington, Quinn Patrick (Ohio)
Harris, Brittney Michelle (Ohio)
Hitchings, Erica Blachman (Ohio)
Horwitz, Matthew Joseph (Ohio)
Iannarone, Liberatore Joseph (Ohio)
Jividen, Betsy Steinfeld (Ohio)
Johnson, Kristin Berger (Ohio)
Kaminski, Gerald Francis (Ohio)
Krivonyak, J. Christopher (Ohio)
Kutcher, Matthew Lawrence (Ohio)
Kwaterski, Laura Schulteis (Ohio)
LA-CR, Assistant 2241-2255 (Ohio)
Laroche, Matthew Joseph (Ohio)
Lawrence, Kathleen O'Malley (Ohio)
Lesperance, Karen Folster (Ohio)
Linnett, Kelsey Catherine (Ohio)
Lockard, Michael Dennis (Ohio)
McClanahan, Cathryn Dawn (Ohio)
Mermelstein, Rebecca Gabrielle (Ohio)
Moseley, Kesabii Lagrace (Ohio)
Nathanson, John Alexander (Ohio)
Nelson, David Christopher (Ohio)
Parascandola, Christina B. (Ohio)
Pellegrino, Louis Anthony (Ohio)
Perez, Thomas E. (District of Columbia)
Peterson, Benton Gregory (Ohio)
Phillips, Cristine Irvin (Ohio)
Robinson, Stuart Justin (Ohio)
Rosenbaum, Steven H. (District of Columbia)
Sandberg, Justin Michael (Ohio)
Sanders, Christopher W. (Ohio)
Sarnell, Bradley Alexander (Ohio)
Schnieders, Kathleen Kelly (Ohio)
Schonbachler, Katharine (Ohio)
Singer, Elizabeth A (District of Columbia)
Soloveichik, Layaliza K. (Ohio)
Southwell, Alexander H. (Ohio)
Stripling, Clarence Daniel (Ohio)
Taylor-Phillips, LaQuita J (Ohio)
Tribuiani, Rinku Talwar (Ohio)
Turner, Frederick Harter (Ohio)
Tyminski, Patricia Daffodil (Ohio)
Watkins, Susana Elizabeth (Ohio)
Wiethe, Donetta Donaldson (Ohio)
Willing-FLU, Patricia A. (Ohio)
Wilson, Geoffrey Daniel (Ohio)
Wolverton, Caroline Lewis (Ohio)
Woodliff, Steven Christopher (Ohio)
Wotring, Earnest William (Ohio)
Wu, Elizabeth Catherine (Ohio)
Zebrowski, Kathleen Ann (Ohio)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4360052/united-states-v-testa-family-enterprises-ltd-llc/
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State / Territory: Ohio
Case Type(s):
Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Oct. 12, 2010
Closing Date: 2015
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
Plaintiff Type(s):
U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff
Attorney Organizations:
U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Testa Family Enterprises, LTD (Akron), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Fair Housing Act/Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 60,000
Order Duration: 2011 - 2015
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Provide antidiscrimination training
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis: