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CHILD WELFARE
Marisol A. v. Giuliani

1:95-cv-10533 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Dec. 13, 1995

Closed Date: Aug. 6, 2018

This federal class action was brought by children in the custody of the New York City Child Welfare Administration ("CWA"), and children who, while not in the custody of CWA, are or will be at risk of abuse or neglect and whose status is known or should be known to CWA. It was filed on December 13, 1995 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs, represented by Children's Rights Inc., Lawyers for Children, and private counsel, sought class certification, …
JAIL CONDITIONS
Campbell v. McGruder

1:71-cv-01462 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 21, 1971

Closed Date: 2004

On July 21, 1971, pre-trial detainees at the District of Columbia Jail filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the mayor of the District of Columbia and jail officials. The complaint sought declaratory and injunctive relief for a long list of violations of the inmates' Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment Constitutional rights. These included overcrowding, inadequate food, denial of access to counsel, inadequate medical services…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Nunn v. Michigan Department of Corrections

2:96-cv-71416 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: March 27, 1996

Closed Date: April 25, 2007

On March 27, 1996 women prisoners at Scott Correctional Facility and Florence Crane Facility in Michigan filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiffs alleged that they were subjected to a pattern and practice of sexual harassment and abuse as a result of the Michigan Department of Correction's (DOC) failure to train properly and discipline its staff. Defendants moved to dismiss. The district court (Judge John Corbett…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Austin v. Wilkinson

4:01-cv-00071 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Jan. 9, 2001

On January 9, 2001, inmates at the Ohio State Penitentiary (OSP), represented by the ACLU, filed a Section 1983 class action suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio against officials of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Plaintiffs alleged violations of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Specifically, plaintiffs complained of inadequate medical and mental health services, improper classification and transfer procedures, and inadequate suicide pr…
PUBLIC HOUSING
Jaimes v. Toledo Metropolitan Housing Authority

3:74-cv-00068 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Feb. 15, 1974

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) This is a class action lawsuit brought by low-income residents of the metropolitan area of Toledo, Ohio against the Toledo Metropolitan Housing Authority. The plaintiffs alleged that Toledo engaged in racially discriminatory conduct in the provision and location of low-income housing and sought to enjoin Toledo from engaging in such discriminatory behavior.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. SERRANO'S MEXICAN RESTAURANTS LLC

2:02-cv-01608 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: Aug. 20, 2002

Closed Date: April 5, 2007

EEOC's Phoenix, AZ office filed this Title VII lawsuit alleging discrimination based on religious belief against the Defendant Serrano's Mexican Restaurants, LLC. The lawsuit was filed at the United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Phoenix) on 08/20/2002. EEOC alleged on behalf of the former general manager of the restaurant that she was wrongfully discharged because of organizing a bible study group attended by three subordinate employees. The defendant had had a policy pr…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. AMERICAN EAGLE, SIMMONS AIRLINES, AMERICAN AIRLINE

3:98-cv-00763 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: March 24, 1998

Closed Date: May 30, 2001

In March 1998, the Dallas District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against AMR Eagle, Inc., American Airlines, Inc., and related businesses in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The EEOC alleged that the defendants violated the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") by refusing to hire flight attendant applicants who were disabled but could still perform the essential job functions required for the position. After numerous discovery disputes, the charging party i…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Qwest Corporation

6:05-cv-01521 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2005

Closed Date: 2009

On September 30, 2005, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought this lawsuit against Qwest Communications in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. The complaint alleged discriminatory discipline and termination of two employees based on national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and discriminatory discipline and termination of one employee based on association with the other two employees in violation of Title VII. The EEOC…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Dube v. Eagle USA Airfreight, Inc.

4:01-cv-00900 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: March 13, 2001

Closed Date: May 29, 2007

On May 12, 2000, several employees of Eagle Global Logistics filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs sued Eagle under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 2000e), the Equal Pay Act (29 U.S.C. § 206(d)), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq). The plaintiffs, represented by a combination of public interest and private attorneys, sought declaratory and injunctive relief requiring Eagl…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Disability Law Center v. Massachusetts Department of Correction

1:07-cv-10463 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 8, 2007

Closed Date: 2017

On March 8, 2007, the Disability Law Center ("DLC") filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §12131, and § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §794 against the Massachusetts Department of Correction ("DOC"). The DLC is the agency designated by the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, 42 U.S.C. §§10801 et seq. to pursue legal, administrative, and oth…