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Taha v. Bensalem Township

2:12-cv-06867 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Dec. 7, 2012

Case Ongoing

On December 7, 2012, a former detainee of Bucks County Correctional Facility filed this class action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs initially sued Bensalem Township, various Bensalem Township officials, and the company that operated as mugshots.com, under Pennsylvania state law. The last amended complaint named defendants Bucks County and Bucks County Correctional Facility, along with Unpublish and Citizens Information Associates—the companie…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
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 …
JAIL CONDITIONS
Seelig v. Abate

03459/92 | New York state trial court

Filed Date: 1992

This case concerned an appeal from an administrative decision pursuant to Article 78 in New York state court. The appellant, the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, petitioned for review of a judgment favorable to the New York City Department of Corrections. Many of the litigation documents are unavailable to the Clearinghouse, but the parties appeared to have reached an agreement regarding the temporary and permanent repair of various facilities that correctional officers used.
POLICING
Overbey v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore

1:17-cv-01793 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: June 29, 2017

Closed Date: July 19, 2021

On June 29, 2017, the Baltimore Brew (a media organization) and an individual who had previously settled a suit against the Baltimore Police filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. They sued the City of Baltimore and its police under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. Represented by the ACLU of Maryland and private counsel, the plaintiffs sought an injunction, declaratory relief, and damages, claiming that the City’s use of gag orders in police brutality settlem…
POLICING
Pitney v. City of Chester

2:19-cv-00799 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Feb. 25, 2019

Case Ongoing

The plaintiff in this case was strip-searched after being arrested for a minor offense. He was not suspected of possessing drugs or weapons, and he was ultimately not charged with any crime, but the City of Chester's policy allowed police to conduct strip searches on anyone they arrested. In this lawsuit, filed by private counsel on February 25, 2019, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the plaintiff named the City of Chester and three police officers as defenda…
POLICING
Providence Youth Student Movement v. Elorza

1:19-cv-00378 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: July 16, 2019

Closed Date: March 10, 2020

On July 16, 2019, the Providence Youth Student Movement (PrYSM) filed this lawsuit in in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The plaintiffs sued the mayor of Providence, the public safety commissioner of Providence, the chief of police, and the city’s treasurer for violations of municipal code and the Rhode Island Constitution in relation to a racially discriminatory policing project. PrYSM is a youth organization based in Providence’s Southeast Asian community, and it cla…
POLICING
R.C. v. City of New York

153739/2018 | New York state trial court

Filed Date: April 24, 2018

Case Ongoing

Under New York law, records must be sealed from cases where the prosecutor declined to pursue charges, the charges were later dismissed, or the allegations were disproven in court. On April 24, 2018, three plaintiffs brought a class action suit in New York state court against the city of New York and New York City Police Department Commissioner challenging the use of the sealed records. The plaintiffs alleged that New York Police Department (NYPD) policy and practice allowed the use of informat…
POLICING
Clark v. City of New York

1:18-cv-02334 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 16, 2018

Case Ongoing

On March 16, 2018, the nonprofit Turning Point for Women and Families and individuals who were forced to remove their religious head coverings for post-arrest photographs while in the custody of the New York Police Department filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs sued the City of New York under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), § 1983 for violations of plaintiffs’ right to freely exercise…
LABOR RIGHTS
Arias v. Angelo Dairy

CV028612 | California state trial court

Filed Date: Feb. 15, 2006

Closed Date: Dec. 11, 2011

This case was brought on February 15, 2006, by an employee against employer Angelo Dairy in the Superior Court of San Joaquin County. The complaint alleged labor law violations under California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and the Labor Code Private Attorney General Act (PAGA). The employee, represented by California Rural Legal Assistance and Legal Aid at Work, claimed that he was not compensated for overtime wages, that he received no meal periods or rest breaks, and that the housing provid…
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Keith v. Century Housing Corp.

2:72-cv-00355 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 16, 1972

Closed Date: May 18, 2018

This action was brought in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on February 16, 1972, to try to stop the construction of the Century Freeway, also known as I-105, in Los Angeles. Private homeowners who were set to be displaced by the construction and several advocacy organizations, including the Sierra Club, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the NAACP, sued various state and federal agencies and officials and alleged violations of the National Environmental Policy Ac…

Memorandum and Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction

Keith v. Volpe

July 7, 1972

Opinion

Keith v. California Highway Commission v. Brinegar

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Sept. 27, 1975

Memorandum and Order Granting Plaintiffs' Counsel Reasonable Attorney's Fees and Reimbursement for Certain Costs and Expenses

Keith v. Volpe

March 31, 1980

Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Keith v. Volpe

Oct. 2, 1996

Corrected Memorandum and Order Granting Defendant Century Housing Corporation's Motion for Modification of Exhibits B and C of the Amended Consent Decree and Denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Modification of Exhibits B and C and the Addition of Exhibit D to the Amended Consent Decree

Keith v. Volpe

April 10, 1997

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