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PRISON CONDITIONS
NC NAACP v. Cooper

20-cv-500110 | North Carolina state trial court

Filed Date: April 20, 2020

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This is a state prison case filed in light of COVID-19, alleging that the failure to protect inmates from COVID-19 amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. The court granted a preliminary injunction on June 16, requiring the defendants to begin making plans for the release of inmates and to improve conditions in the prison by testing and management. The North Carolina Conference of the NAACP, Disability Rights North Carolina, the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carol…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Padilla v. Ryan

5:98-cv-20309 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 7, 1998

Closed Date: 1999

On April 7, 1998, several past and present prisoners at and visitors to Santa Clara County jail facilities who are deaf and rely on sign language for effective communication filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, against the Santa Clara Department of Corrections. The plaintiffs, represented by the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, the California Center for Law and the Deaf, AIDS Legal Services and private cou…
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, disabled prisoners and parolees in California filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California, charging that, on account of their disabilities, the two divisions of the California Youth and Adult Corrections Authority California, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ("CDCR") and Board of Prison Terms ("BPT"), were generally depriving disabled prisoners of benefits and accommodations provided to other prisoners or required by due pro…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Fraihat v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

5:19-cv-01546 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 19, 2019

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This is a preexisting class action addressing conditions of confinement in ICE custody, particularly for noncitizen detainees with medical or mental health needs, or other disabilities. On March 24, 2020, plaintiffs sought an emergency order addressing the COVID-19 infection risks of detainees with special risk factors, or releasing them. On April 20, 2020, the court granted the plaintiffs' motions for certification of subclass and preliminary injunction. The defendants appea…
DISABILITY RIGHTS/PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS
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

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

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

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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DISABILITY RIGHTS/PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS
American Council of the Blind v. Astrue

3:05-cv-04696 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 16, 2005

On November 16, 2005, a group of visually impaired recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and/or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), along with a national nonprofit comprised of the visually impaired, filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Due Process clause of the Fifth Amendment under Bivens. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, sought declaratory and injunc…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Davis v. California HHS

4:00-cv-02532 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 13, 2000

Closed Date: 2007

On July 13, 2000 plaintiffs, a group of nursing care patients at the Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, filed suit against San Francisco City and County, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the California Department of Social Services, the California Department of Mental Health, the California Department of Health Services, the California Department of Developmental Services, and the California Department of Aging in the United States District Court f…
DISABILITY RIGHTS/PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS
National Association of the Deaf v. Netflix

3:11-cv-30168 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: June 16, 2011

Closed Date: 2016

The National Association of the Deaf, Western Massachusetts Association of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, and a deaf Massachusetts resident belonging to both organizations, brought this case under the Americans with Disabilities Act against Netflix. The plaintiffs alleged that by failing to provide closed captioned text to its on-demand movie and television streaming service known as "Watch Instantly," Netflix failed to provided full and equal access to the deaf and hard of hearing. The lawsuit…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Sanchez v. Johnson

4:00-cv-01593 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 4, 2000

Closed Date: 2004

On May 4, 2000, a group of individuals with developmental disabilities (each through a parent as next friend), together with several interested advocacy organizations and service providers, filed this suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the state of California. The plaintiffs, represented by the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, sought class certification, as well as injunctive and declaratory relief under: (1) Title XIX of the Soci…
DISABILITY RIGHTS/PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS
Bank of America California and Florida Agreement

NA | No Court

Filed Date: 2000

Closed Date: 2000

In 2000, attorneys representing blind and visually impaired persons entered into structured negotiations with Bank of America. On March 14, 2000, the parties entered into a settlement agreement.Under the terms of the agreement, Bank of America agreed to make its ATMs in California and Florida talk so that blind people could use them. The bank also agreed to make its website blind-accessible. This was the first time a bank agreed to put talking ATMs in more than one state and the first time a b…