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PRISON CONDITIONS
Githieya v. Global Tel*Link

1:15-cv-00986 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: April 3, 2015

Case Ongoing

This is a class-action lawsuit filed by incarcerated people in Georgia against the prison phone provider Global Tel*Link Corp. The plaintiffs alleged that Global Tel*Link (GTL) illegally took money from inactive accounts belonging to incarcerated people and their families in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961, for wire fraud, the Federal Communications Act, and various state laws. Plaintiffs filed their lawsuit on April 3, 2015, represe…
EDUCATION
Simpson-Vlach v. Michigan Department of Education

5:21-cv-11532 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 30, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a putative class action suit brought by and on behalf of children with disabilities who allege that they did not get their educational needs met by their schools due to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 30, 2021, plaintiffs, children with disabilities and their parents, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The plaintiffs sued the Michigan Department of Education, Ann Arbor Public Schools, and Washtenaw Intermediate Schoo…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Wilkins v. Aberdeen Enterprises

4:17-cv-00606 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Nov. 2, 2017

Closed Date: March 12, 2021

On November 2, 2017, individuals facing arrest because of their inability to pay their court fines and costs filed this putative class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. The plaintiffs sued the Oklahoma Sheriff’s Association, every Oklahoma county sheriff, and Aberdeen Enterprises, a private collections company. The plaintiffs sued under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and Oklahoma state law. The plai…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Reynolds v. Judicial Correction Services

2:15-cv-00161 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: March 12, 2015

On March 12, 2015, three residents of Clanton, Alabama, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Represented by attorneys from the Southern Poverty Law Center, the plaintiffs sued the Judicial Correction Services, Inc. ("JCS") and the City of Clanton. The plaintiffs filed their complaint pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1964(c) (RICO). They alleged that Clanton and JCS had entered into a contract where individuals who were unable to pay fines or court costs result…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Williams v. Mohawk Industries

4:04-cv-00003 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: Jan. 6, 2004

Closed Date: Aug. 19, 2010

On January 6, 2004, current and former employees of Mohawk Industries Inc., a giant carpet and rug manufacturer, filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, alleging that Mohawk engaged in a massive scheme to hire undocumented immigrants for the express purpose of depressing employee wages.In furtherance of their scheme, defendants were alleged to have: traveled to border towns to recruit undocumented immigrants to work in their plants, provided transpo…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Wallace v. Powell/H.T. v. Ciavarella

3:09-cv-00286 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Feb. 13, 2009

Case Ongoing

This case grew out of the criminal misconduct of two state court juvenile judges who sent hundreds of children to juvenile detention facilities because of bribes paid by the companies that ran those detention facilities. On February 13, 2009, the plaintiffs--children who had been adjudicated delinquent found to have violated their probation and parents of those children--brought this class action lawsuit against the judges. The plaintiffs, represented by multiple firms, sought damages against t…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Kambala v. Signal International, LLC

1:13-cv-00498 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 7, 2013

Case Ongoing

This case is part of the series of Signal International cases. It is stayed during defendant's bankruptcy and settlement proceedings.On Aug. 7, 2013, 16 Indian guestworkers filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas for harm suffered as a result of an allegedly fraudulent and coercive employment recruitment scheme. Plaintiffs filed this suit after District Judge Jay Zainey denied class certification on Jan. 3, 2012 in a related case, David v. Signal Internat…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Carter v. City of Montgomery

2:15-cv-00555 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: Aug. 3, 2015

Case Ongoing

The plaintiff, individually and on behalf of indigent individuals who have been sentenced by the Montgomery Municipal Court to probation with Judicial Correction Services, Inc. (“JCS”) for failure to pay fines, filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama on August 3, 2015. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiff sued the City of Montgomery (“the City”) under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988. The plaintiff alleged that the City exceeded its autho…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Albert v. Global TelLink Corp.

8:20-cv-01936 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: June 29, 2020

Case Ongoing

This is a case about three prison phone providers allegedly colluding to inflate the price of calls made from individuals incarcerated at U.S. jails and prisons and lying to local governments and customers about the costs. On June 29, 2020, four individuals who paid $9.99 or $14.99 to accept collect calls from three prison phone providers filed this putative class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The plaintiffs sued Global Tel*Link Corp., Securus …
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
McNeil v. Community Probation Services

1:18-cv-00033 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: April 23, 2018

Case Ongoing

On April 23, 2018, five residents of Tennessee filed this putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The plaintiffs sued the Tennessee Correctional Services, and two for-profit probation companies, Community Probation Services (CPS) and Progressive Sentencing, Inc. (PSI), all under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs, represented by the Civil Rights Corps and private counsel, sough…