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United States v. Evolve Bank and Trust

2:22-cv-02667 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2022

(This summary is temporary while we research the case) The United States filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee against Evolve Bank and Trust (Evolve Bank) under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). On September 29, 2022, the parties jointly submitted a consent order.
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
Consumer Protection Financial Bureau v. Trident Mortgage Company LP

2:22-cv-02936 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: July 27, 2022

Case Ongoing

On July 27, 2022, the United States of America and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging that Trident Mortgage Company engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by "redlining" in the Philadelphia metropolitan area from 2015 to 2019. Plaintiffs brought this suit under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), ECOA’s implementing regulation (Regula…
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DOJ Investigation of Lakeland Bank

No Court

(This summary is temporary while we research the case) On September 28, 2022, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had a reached an agreement with Lakeland Bank, a mortgage lender. The DOJ was investigating Lakeland Bank for discrimination against communities of color in three counties in New Jersey. 
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Brown v. City of Barre

5:10-cv-00081 | U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Filed Date: April 7, 2010

Closed Date: March 21, 2013

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) Plaintiffs challenged a Vermont statute, which allegedly violated the plaintiff's constitutional rights by turning off their water when their landlords failed to make water payments.
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United States v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

1:22-cv-05187 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: June 21, 2022

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary while we research the case.) In its first lawsuit challenging algorithmic bias under the Fair Housing Act, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Meta (formerly known as Facebook), alleging that Meta’s housing advertising system discriminated against Facebook users based on their race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, and national origin. On June 21, 2022, the DOJ announced that it reached a settlement with Meta.
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
Housing Rights Initiative v. Compass, Inc.

1:21-cv-02221 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 15, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a case about property owners and brokers in New York City who allegedly refused to rent residential property to holders of Housing Choice Vouchers (which subsidized housing for low-income families). On March 15, 2021, the Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) filed this lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. HRI sued eighty eight property owners and brokers under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and city and state laws that barred source of income discrimination. Repr…
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Garrett v. City of Hamtramck

2:68-cv-32004 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Nov. 20, 1968

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) In this case filed in 1968 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Court enjoined an urban renewal project because "defendants have failed to convince the Court that this housing now in existence will provide adequate low-cost rental units to meet the needs of those individuals who face displacement as shown in the comprehensive renewal program."  
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United States v. Larkspur, LLC

1:11-cv-06321 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 9, 2011

Case Ongoing

On September 09, 2011, the United States filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the Fair Housing Act against the architects and developers of an apartment building. The plaintiff asked the Court for injunctive, declaratory, and monetary relief, claiming that the defendants designed and constructed the complex in a manner that was inaccessible to persons with disabilities. On October 5, 2011, the plaintiff entered into a consent decree wi…
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U.S. ex rel. Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York, Inc. v. Westchester Co.

1:06-cv-02860 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 12, 2006

Case Ongoing

On April 12, 2006, the Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York ("ADC") filed this lawsuit under the False Claims Act against Westchester County in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. In False Claims Act cases, sometimes called "qui tam" actions, the private instigator of the case is called the "relator"; the plaintiff is the United States, and the relator seeks damages because of harm caused to the United States; by statute, those damages go mostly the federal …

False Claims Act Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial

United States of America ex rel. Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York, Inc. vs. Westchester Co., New York

April 12, 2006

Opinion and Order

United States of America ex rel. Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York, Inc. vs. Westchester Co., New York

July 13, 2007

Defendant's Memorandum in Support of Motion of Summary Judgment

United States of America ex rel. Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York, Inc. vs. Westchester Co., New York

Sept. 30, 2008

Plaintiff's Memorandum in Support of Motion For Partial Summary Judgment

United States of America ex rel. Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York, Inc. vs. Westchester Co., New York

Oct. 17, 2008

Opinion & Order

United States of America ex rel. Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York, Inc. vs. Westchester Co., New York

Feb. 24, 2009

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United States of America v. Wells Fargo Bank

1:12-cv-01150 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 12, 2012

Case Ongoing

On July 12, 2012, the United States, on behalf of over 34,000 African-American and Hispanic borrowers, filed a lawsuit under the Fair Housing and Equal Credit Opportunity Acts in the United States District Court, District of Columbia. Plaintiff, represented by attorneys from the United States Department of Justice, asked the court for injunctive and monetary relief, claiming that the discriminatory lending practices of Defendant adversely affected African American and Hispanic borrowers. Specif…