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PRISON CONDITIONS
Armstrong v. Newsom

4:94-cv-02307 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 29, 1994

On June 29, 1994, eleven California state prisoners and parolees with disabilities filed this lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections—now the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”)—in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California. Represented by the Prison Law Office, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, and private counsel, the plaintiffs alleged that the CDCR had discriminated against them and all others similarly situat…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Langford v. Racicot AND In Re: Conditions at Montana State Prison v. Montana

6:92-cv-00013 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: Feb. 13, 1992

This entry describes the consolidated federal class action lawsuits arising out of complaints about the treatment of prisoners in Montana State Penitentiary. The Initial Class Action SuitOn January 28, 1992, inmates at the Montana State Penitentiary filed a pro se lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Montana Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. The plaintiffs alleged that their constitutional rights had been violated by poor medical care, denta…
POLICING
Allen v. City of Oakland

3:00-cv-04599 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 17, 2000

On December 17, 2000, several citizens filed this §1983 class action lawsuit against the City of Oakland and its police department in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging a group of rogue police officers within the OPD known as "the Riders" violated the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights by kidnapping, beating, and planting drugs on the plaintiff. The plaintiffs sought damages and attorneys’ fees.  On March 26, 2001, District Judge Charles A. Legge ordered th…
POLICING
United States v. Town of Colorado City

3:12-cv-08123 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: June 21, 2012

On June 21, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed this action against the town of Colorado City, Arizona, the city of Hildale, Utah, and the utilities serving them. The three-count complaint alleged violations of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. § 14141), Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. § 3601), and Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000b). The DOJ sought declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that the municipalities had uncon…