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PRISON CONDITIONS
U.S. v. Michigan

1:84-cv-00063 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: Jan. 18, 1984

Closed Date: 1999

On January 18, 1984, the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Department of Justice filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan against the Michigan Department of Corrections and other state officials under 42 U.S.C. §1983 and the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. §1997, alleging unconstitutional prison conditions. The United States sought injunctive relief to remedy the alleged Eighth Amendment violations. Shortly after the lawsuit was fi…
EDUCATION
Petties v. D.C

1:95-cv-00148 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 29, 1995

Closed Date: Dec. 19, 2012

On January 29, 1995, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, plaintiffs, minor students eligible for special education and their parents sued the District's public school system, sought a preliminary injunction, and sought to certify a class of students with disabilities who were entitled to or received special education instruction and services from the District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS"). Plaintiffs had private counsel and attorneys from University Legal Services an…