Filed Date: Jan. 18, 2017
Closed Date: Jan. 31, 2017
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This is a case about the alleged deprivation of rights secured by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
On January 18, 2017, the plaintiff filed this lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The plaintiff sued President Barack Hussein Obama and the Florida Democratic Party under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Section 2000e, § 107 (a) of the American with Disabilities Act, and the Fourteenth Amendment. Represented Pro Se, the plaintiff sought $1,000,000.00 for damages. They claimed that the defendant the Democratic Party violated plaintiff's right to vote by faking his voting registration, because plaintiff was requested to register to vote for the first time in 23 years by the defendant Florida Democratic Party. The case was assigned to Judge Darrin P. Gayles.
The case was dismissed January 31, 2017. The court that the plaintiff did not establish why the two named defendants should be held legally responsible for the plaintiff’s individual actions. The plaintiff also did not explain how the complained of actions violate the law and the plaintiff failed to sufficiently assert the Court’s jurisdiction. As of January 31, 2017, the motion for leave to proceed was denied, and the complaint was dismissed without prejudice.
Summary Authors
Jasmine Lee (6/20/2024)
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Gayles, Darrin Phillip (Florida)
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Last updated Aug. 8, 2025, 7:32 a.m.
State / Territory: Florida
Case Type(s):
Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority
Special Collection(s):
Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA) project
Key Dates
Filing Date: Jan. 18, 2017
Closing Date: Jan. 31, 2017
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
A small business owner and former volunteer with the Florida Democratic party.
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: Yes
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Barrack Obama (Tallahassee, Leon), Political Party
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Title IV, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000c et seq.
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Defendant
Nature of Relief:
Source of Relief:
Issues
Disability and Disability Rights:
Voting: