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DISABILITY RIGHTS
Ohio Legal Rights Service v. Sunshine Group Home

1:12-cv-00502 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: June 29, 2012

Closed Date: Sept. 24, 2012

This is a case about a Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency’s records access authority. The case began in May 2012, when a former resident of an adult care facility complained to Ohio P&A (plaintiff) about the conditions of the home and abuse and neglect that occurred there. Plaintiff initiated its own investigation and spoke with current and former residents and, with their consent, requested the records of those individuals from the facility. The facility refused to grant access.   On June 29…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Coleman v. Brown

2:90-cv-00520 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: April 23, 1990

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This is a class action for California prisoners with mental illness. After a three-judge court denied a motion for a prisoner release order as premature, plaintiffs sought relief before a single district judge. Relief has been achieved to an extent. The defendants have continued to comply with the broader injunction while staying mindful of the public health demands of the pandemic. In particular, the parties have been able to reach agreements concerning quarantine and isolati…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Rights Pennsylvania v. Erie County

1:19-cv-00062 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: March 7, 2019

Closed Date: Jan. 21, 2020

This is a case about a Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency’s access authority. This lawsuit began after Disability Rights Pennsylvania (plaintiff) determined that it had probable cause to investigate the possible abuse and/or neglect of an individual with disabilities upon conducting an interview with a youth resident of a treatment unit in Erie County (defendant). Plaintiff obtained a signed authorization from the resident, who was a dependent in the custody of defendant that allowed defendan…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Rights Mississippi v. Forrest County

2:11-cv-00053 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: March 7, 2011

Closed Date: March 31, 2015

This case is about a P&A agency's access authority over youth residents in a detention center in Mississippi. The lawsuit began when video footage depicting severe abuse of children detained in Forrest County Juvenile Detention Center was broadcasted in the local media. Based on the media accounts and other reports, Disability Rights Mississippi went to the facility to conduct a monitoring visit. When they arrived, the Detention Center Director denied access to any children in the facility. On …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Ress v. Diveheart Foundation

1:19-cv-05776 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 28, 2019

This is a case alleging disability discrimination in a scuba diving business's operation.  On August 28 2019, plaintiffs, two individuals with disabilities, filed a complaint against the Diveheart Foundation asserting that the scuba diving business engaged in disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the state’s human rights act when the business unjustifiably and unlawfully modified and/or revoked the Plaintiffs’ scuba diving certifications. The complaint was file…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services, Inc. v. Sunrise Senior Living Management, Inc

4:11-cv-01921 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Nov. 4, 2011

Closed Date: Jan. 18, 2012

This case is about Missouri Protection and Advocacy agency’s access authority, specifically the applicability of HIPAA to P&A records access. The lawsuit began when plaintiff, Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services, received a complaint that Jane Doe, a resident at Sunrise Senior Living Management, had been the victim of abuse and neglect. After the death of Jane Doe, plaintiff requested records from Doe's primary physician, specifically relating to hospice care and her diagnoses. Defendant'…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Equip for Equality v. Robbins Supportive Living

1:06-cv-01671 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 27, 2006

Closed Date: Aug. 21, 2006

This case is about a Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency’s access authority. On March 27, 2006, Equip for Equality (EFE), the P&A for Illinois, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern Illinois against Robbins Supportive Living LLC. Robbins Supportive Living LLC operated Robbins Senior Living (“Robbins”), a supportive living facility in Illinois for individuals 65 or older. Plaintiff alleged that defendant violated the Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rig…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
T.G. v. Kern County

1:18-cv-00257 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 1, 2018

Closed Date: May 20, 2024

This is a case about alleged abuse and failure to provide education to youth with disabilities detained at juvenile detention facilities in Kern County, California. Plaintiffs, represented by Disability Rights California and Disability Rights Advocates, sued Kern County, the Kern County Probation Department, the Kern County Superintendent of Schools, and two individual officials. They alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act (RA), the Individual…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Rights Center of Arkansas v. Baptist Health

4:13-cv-00103 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: March 1, 2013

Closed Date: July 24, 2014

This is a case about a protection and advocacy (P&A) agency’s records access authority. On March 1, 2013, Disability Law Center of Arkansas (Arkansas P&A) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Arkansas P&A filed this lawsuit against Baptist Health, which operates multiple healthcare facilities in Arkansas. Arkansas P&A alleged that Baptist Health violated the Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights Act (PAIR Act) when they denied Arkansas P&A …
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
DeOtte v. Azar

4:18-cv-00825 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Oct. 6, 2018

Closed Date: Aug. 31, 2022

This case is a challenge to the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) contraceptive mandate under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). On October 6, 2018, four private plaintiffs and a health and wellness center filed this class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The plaintiffs sued the U.S. Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor under the RFRA and the APA (42 USC § 2000bb-1(c) and 5 USC § 70…