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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

Case Ongoing

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 …
EDUCATION
A.H. v. Hedalen

6:25-cv-00020 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: Feb. 27, 2025

Case Ongoing

This is a case challenging Montana's alleged failure to provide education to students with disabilities aged 19 to 21. On February 27, 2025, two minors by and through their parents filed a putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Montana against the Governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction of Montana. The minor plaintiffs were seventeen and eighteen years old and each had cognitive disabilities. Represented by Disability Rights Montana, the …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
G.B. v. Nassau County

2:24-cv-05884 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: Aug. 22, 2024

Case Ongoing

This case is regarding Nassau County’s mask ban in public known as the Mask Transparency Act (MTA). On August 22, 2024, two immunocompromised residents of Nassau County filed a lawsuit challenging the County’s ban on mask-wearing in public. In addition, they filed a motion for a preliminary injunction and a temporary restraining order arguing that the MTA would deny them equal access to community life and expose them to discrimination. The plaintiffs alleged that the MTA violated the United Sta…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
B. v. Kinsley

1:22-cv-01046 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Dec. 6, 2022

Case Ongoing

On December 6, 2022, Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC), the NAACP, and Children's Rights filed suit on behalf of a class of North Carolina youth in foster care with mental and behavioral health. The plaintiffs filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina against the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The case was assigned to Judge William L. Osteen, Jr. and Magistrate Judge L. Patrick Auld.  The plaintiffs asserted that the de…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Armstrong v. Newsom

4:94-cv-02307 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 29, 1994

Case Ongoing

On June 29, 1994, eleven California state prisoners and parolees with disabilities filed this lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections—now the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”)—in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California. Represented by the Prison Law Office, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, and private counsel, the plaintiffs alleged that the CDCR had discriminated against them and all others similarly situat…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
National Association of the Deaf v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

3:15-cv-30024 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2015

Closed Date: July 21, 2020

On February 12, 2015, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), on behalf of its members (including three named in the complaint) and a proposed class, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the plaintiffs sued Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The plaintiffs were represented by attorneys from the Disability Law Center, Civil Rights Educa…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
National Association of the Deaf v. Harvard University

3:15-cv-30023 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2015

Closed Date: Aug. 29, 2023

On February 12, 2015, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), on behalf of its members (including four named in the complaint) and a proposed class, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The plaintiffs sued Harvard University under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The plaintiffs were represented by attorneys from the Disability Law Center, Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, the …
PRISON CONDITIONS
NC NAACP v. Cooper

20 CVS 500110 | North Carolina state trial court

Filed Date: April 20, 2020

Case Ongoing

The North Carolina Conference of the NAACP, Disability Rights North Carolina, the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation, and four individual plaintiffs brought this suit and petition for writ of mandamus against North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, and several parole commissioners. The suit was filed in the North Carolina Superior Court for Wake County on April 20, 2020. The complaint was filed amidst th…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Center for Independent Living v. Wal-Mart Stores

3:12-cv-03885 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 25, 2012

On July 25, 2012, the Center for Independent Living (a nonprofit disability advocacy and support organization) along with several named individual plaintiffs with disabilities necessitating the use of wheelchairs or scooters filed this class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The plaintiffs were represented by Disability Rights Advocates, the Disability Rights and Education Fund, and private counsel. The plaintiffs alleged that th…

Complaint (Class Action)

Center for Independent Living, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores

July 25, 2012

Defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.'s Notice of Removal of Civil Action From State Court

Partida v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Nov. 21, 2012

Certification as to Interested Parties and FRCP 7.1 Corporate Disclosures

Partida v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Nov. 21, 2012

Joint Stipulation and Motion for Administrative Relief from General Order no. 56 to Permit Parties to Pursue Alternative Settlement Procedures; Order

Center for Independent Living, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores

Nov. 21, 2012

Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion Requesting Appointment of Interim Class Counsel Pursuant to Rule 23(G)

Center for Independent Living, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

April 1, 2013

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EDUCATION
Emma C. v. Eastin

3:96-cv-04179 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 18, 1996

Case Ongoing

On November 18, 1996, a group of students with disabilities filed this class-action lawsuit against the Ravenswood City School District and the state education department in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The eight named plaintiffs were school-aged children with disabilities who then attended, or had in the past attended, schools in Ravenswood. The plaintiffs sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), Section 504 of t…