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Defy Ventures v. Small Business Administration

1:20-cv-01838 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: June 16, 2020

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This is a case challenging the legality of the Small Business Administration's decision to exclude small business owners from parts of the CARES Act, passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 21, the court granted a preliminary injunction extending the deadline to apply for a loan for the named plaintiffs. In response to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, Congress passed the CARES Act, which created, among other things, the “Paycheck Protec…

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

Defy Ventures v. United States Small Business Administration

June 16, 2020

Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Defy Ventures, Inc v. U.S. Small Business Administration

June 16, 2020

Defendants' Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motions for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunctions

Carmen's Corner Store v. United States Small Business Administration

June 24, 2020

Defendants' Notice of Supplemental Authority in Support of their Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motions for Temporary Restraining Orders on Preliminary Injunctions

Carmen's Corner Store v. United States Small Business Administration

June 25, 2020

Reply Memorandum in Support of Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Defy Ventures, Inc. v. U.S. Small Business Administration

June 25, 2020

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PRISON CONDITIONS
Brown v. Marler

2:20-cv-01914 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 15, 2020

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This is a class action complaint requesting declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent infection of those confined in Philadelphia’s Federal Detention Center (“FDC”), as well as writs of habeas corpus to achieve temporary release from FDC for the named petitioners and other detainees at an elevated risk from COVID-19. No outcome yet. On April 15, 2020, three inmates filed a class-action complaint and petition for writs of habeas corpus in the U.S. District Court for the East…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Long v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

2:16-cv-01991 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 27, 2016

Case Ongoing

On April 27, 2016, an applicant for a bus driving position with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) filed this class-action lawsuit in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiff, joined one month later by two other named plaintiffs, sued SEPTA under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and under Pennsylvania’s Criminal History Record Information Act (CHRIA). The plaintiffs were represented by private counsel and Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity,…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Smith v. Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

2:13-cv-05670 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Sept. 27, 2013

Closed Date: June 11, 2015

Plaintiff, a man with cerebral palsy, filed this class-action lawsuit against the Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (DPW) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on September 27, 2013. As a person with a physical disability, plaintiff was eligible for in-home services under the State's Act 150 Program, a program aimed at allowing individuals with disabilities to live as independently as possible in their communities. However, plaintiff …
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Florida Pediatric Society v. Levine

1:05-cv-23037 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: Nov. 28, 2005

Case Ongoing

On November 28, 2005, the Florida Pediatric Society, the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Florida Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Inc., and certain named individual children who were eligible to receive medical and dental care through Medicaid filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The plaintiffs, represented by attorneys from private practice and from the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, brought this…
EDUCATION
Bradley v. Arkansas Department of Education

4:96-cv-01004 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: Dec. 13, 1996

Closed Date: 2006

On December 13, 1996, parents of a student with autism filed this lawsuit on his behalf in the Eastern District Court of Arkansas. The plaintiffs sued the Arkansas Department of Education, the Williford School District, and individuals acting in their official capacities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs, represented by public interest attorneys, asked the court for injunctiv…
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…
PUBLIC HOUSING
ADAPT v. Philadelphia Housing Authority

2:98-cv-04609 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Aug. 27, 1998

On August 27, 1998, plaintiff, an advocacy group, filed this lawsuit under §504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 on behalf of persons with mobility impairments eligible for housing assistance from the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA). This action was filed against the PHA in the Philadelphia Division of the United States Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiff, ADAPT of Philadelphia, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that PHA was violati…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Applewhite v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

12-00330 | Pennsylvania state trial court

Filed Date: 2012

Closed Date: 2014

In March 2012, the Pennsylvania legislature passed Act 18, also known as the Pennsylvania Voter ID Law. The law required presentation of a photo identification card for most registered voters to cast a ballot. It also stated that the primary form of identification required was a Department of Transportation (PennDOT) driver's license or the non-driver equivalent. It provided that these identification cards would be provided "at no cost" if the applicant declared under oath that he or she lack…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Disabled in Action of Pennsylvania v. Coleman

2:76-cv-01913 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: June 17, 1976

Closed Date: March 17, 1978

On June 17, 1976, a coalition of disability rights advocate groups, mobile disabled individuals, and elderly individuals filed this putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs sued the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, as well as federal officials representing the Urban Mass Transportation Administration and the Federal Highway Administration under the Urban Mass Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. §§ 1601, et seq…