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Lindsay v. Torn and Glasser, Inc

2:17-cv-02179 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: March 7, 2017

Closed Date: Aug. 17, 2017

On March 21, 2017, this suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiff, a California resident who suffered from arthritis, alleged that a store in Los Angeles violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California state law. Specifically, she claimed that the store's parking lot and transaction counter were not accessible for individuals with physical disabilities. The plaintiff, represented by the Center for Disability Access, sought …
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Kwesell v. Yale University

3:19-cv-01098 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: July 16, 2019

Case Ongoing

This class action suit was brought on June 16, 2019, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. The named plaintiffs, three union-member employees of Yale University, sued in response to the institution's Health Expectation Program (HEP). The HEP was created following new collective bargaining agreements with Yale unions. It provided that union members had to complete various medical examinations, screenings, and other requirements. If an employee chose not to, Yale would take …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Seaman v. The Commonwealth of Virginia

3:22-cv-00006 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Filed Date: Feb. 1, 2022

Closed Date: Dec. 16, 2022

This suit was filed in the Charlottesville Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia on February 1, 2022. The plaintiffs, a group of parents representing their children, brought this action against the Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor Glenn Youngkin, the Virginia attorney general, the Virginia superintendent of public instruction, and the acting Virginia health commissioner. They argued that Governor Youngkin's signing of Executive Order 2, which prevented state…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Americans for Immigration Justice v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:22-cv-03118 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 13, 2022

Case Ongoing

This is a case about access to legal counsel for people in immigration detention facilities.  On October 13, 2022, five legal services providers filed suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The complaint alleged that ICE policies prevented detained people from accessing their attorneys in four immigration detention centers, in violation of the First and Fifth Amendmen…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Cummings v. Premier Rehab, P.L.L.C.

4:18-cv-00649 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 7, 2018

Closed Date: April 28, 2022

An individual plaintiff brought this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on August 7, 2018, against a physical therapy provider who declined to provide the plaintiff with an ASL interpreter. The complaint alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the Texas Human Resources Code. The plaintiff sought injunctive relief and damages for the emotional distress she ex…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Rights Center-NH v. Hanks

1:18-cv-00160 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2018

Closed Date: Aug. 29, 2018

This is a case about a Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency’s records access authority after a facility resident’s death. On February 20, 2018, Disability Rights Center-New Hampshire (Disability Rights Center), New Hampshire’s P&A, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Disability Rights Center filed this lawsuit against New Hampshire’s Department of Corrections Commissioner and the warden for New Hampshire’s State Prison for Men in their official capac…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Rights New York v. Wise

1:15-cv-00032 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 9, 2015

This is a case about a Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency’s records access authority. On January 9, 2015, Disability Rights New York, New York’s P&A, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.  Disability Rights New York filed this lawsuit against the Director of the New York State’s Justice Center for Protection of People with Special Needs (Justice Center), a state agency. Disability Rights New York filed this lawsuit under the Developmental Disabil…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Washington Protection & Advocacy System v. Evergreen School District

3:03-cv-05062 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Feb. 5, 2003

Closed Date: Sept. 25, 2003

This is a case about whether a protection and advocacy agency (P&A) can use its access authority for parent/guardian directory records from a school district. On February 5, 2003, Washington Protection & Advocacy System filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against Evergreen School District. The P&A filed this lawsuit under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act), and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals wit…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service v. Miller

5:92-cv-00146 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: Dec. 11, 1992

Closed Date: April 22, 1994

This is a case about a Protection and Advocacy/P&A’s individual access authority for juveniles in residential settings. On December 11, 1992, Michigan Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Service filed this lawsuit against Gerard H. Miller in his official capacity as Director of Michigan’s Department of Social Services (Department) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The P&A filed this lawsuit under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Missouri Protection & Advocacy Services v. Missouri Department of Mental Health

2:04-cv-04064 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: April 5, 2004

Closed Date: May 10, 2006

This is a case about a Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency’s records access authority for peer review records in a death investigation. On April 5, 2004, Missouri P&A Services filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Missouri P&A filed this lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Mental Health under the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Act. Represented by itself, Missouri P&A sought declarative and injunctive reli…