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In Trivette v. Tennessee Department of Correction, deaf people in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), as well as Disability Rights Tennessee, challenged TDOC's failure to en…
On September 16, 2023, the grassroots organization Voice of the Experienced (VOTE), together with several men serving sentences in Louisiana, filed this putative class action lawsuit challenging the …
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4:20-cv-00283 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Filed Date: March 29, 2020
Case Ongoing
Complaint -- Class Action
March 29, 2020
First Amended Complaint
July 20, 2020
Order
Kelley v. Azar II et al.
Feb. 25, 2021
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Sept. 7, 2022
Second Memorandum Opinion & Order on Remedies in Relation to Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment
March 30, 2023
2:22-cv-00709 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Filed Date: Feb. 24, 2022
The United States’ Findings and Conclusions Based on Its Investigation of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, DJ # 204-64-170
No Court
Feb. 2, 2022
Complaint
United States of America v. the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
Feb. 24, 2022
Memorandum Opinion
United States v. Unified Judicial System
Supreme Court of the United States
April 21, 2023
Amended Complaint
May 22, 2023
Exhibit A - Settlement Agreement
Feb. 1, 2024
2:24-cv-03697 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Filed Date: May 3, 2024
Complaint for Violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and California State Law; Injunctive and Declaratory Relief and Damages Class Action
May 3, 2024
1:23-cv-00907 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Filed Date: Feb. 3, 2023
Closed Date: April 15, 2024
Complaint for Injunctive Relief
Feb. 3, 2023
Stipulation and Order of Settlement and Dismissal
April 15, 2024
5:17-cv-00404 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Filed Date: May 8, 2017
Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief
City of El Cenizo v. Texas
May 8, 2017
Application for Preliminary Injunction
June 5, 2017
Amicus Brief Opposing Defendants' Opposed Motion to Dismiss or Transfer
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or Transfer the Consolidated Cases
June 8, 2017
Second Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
1:17-cv-01597 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia
Filed Date: Aug. 9, 2017
Closed Date: Aug. 20, 2021
Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
Aug. 9, 2017
Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
Aug. 31, 2017
Oct. 30, 2017
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jan. 4, 2018
2:05-cv-01355 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Filed Date: April 7, 2005
Closed Date: June 22, 2009
Order & Reasons
Recinos-Recinos v. Express Forestry Inc.
Oct. 6, 2005
Memorandum Opinion & Order
Jan. 24, 2006
Jan. 30, 2006
Docket (PACER)
May 11, 2006
Aug. 11, 2006
7:17-cv-06251 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Filed Date: Aug. 17, 2017
Class Action Complaint
Aug. 17, 2017
Amended Class Action Complaint
Dec. 6, 2017
Opinion and Order
Nov. 29, 2018
Report and Recommendations
Lowell v. Lyft
Dec. 22, 2022
March 24, 2023
1:19-cv-00311 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Filed Date: Jan. 11, 2019
Closed Date: Dec. 16, 2020
Equal Vote America Corp. v. Congress
Jan. 11, 2019
Feb. 11, 2019
Notice of Motion
June 7, 2019
Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint
Plaintiff's Memorandum of Law In Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss
July 8, 2019
4:20-cv-00329 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Filed Date: Oct. 26, 2020
Closed Date: May 26, 2021
Oct. 26, 2020
Jamie Fitzgerald's Pre-Answer Motion to Dismiss and Request for Judicial Notice
Dec. 23, 2020
Paul Pate's Pre-Answer Motion to Dismiss and Request to Take Judicial Notice
Dec. 28, 2020
Plaintiff's Resistance to Defendant Jamie Fitzgerald's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim
Jan. 27, 2021
Plaintiff's Resistance to Defendant Paul Pate's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim
Feb. 1, 2021