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JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Horton v. Williams

3:94-cv-05428 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Aug. 11, 1994

Closed Date: Aug. 23, 2001

On August 11, 1994, juvenile plaintiffs filed a § 1983 civil rights class action suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (Tacoma), challenging conditions of confinement at the Green Hill School (GHS). Plaintiffs were represented by attorneys for the National Center for Youth Law Columbia Legal Services and sought declaratory and injunctive relief.Plaintiffs amended their Complaint on August 17, 1994. Defendants moved to dismiss, which was denied by the District …
MENTAL HEALTH (FACILITY)
United States v. Hawaii

1:91-cv-00137 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: March 3, 1991

Closed Date: 2006

On March 3, 1991, the United States filed a lawsuit under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997, against the State of Hawaii, the Hawaii Department of Health, and Hawaii State Hospital (HSH), in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, Hawaii Division. The government asked the court for injunctive relief, alleging that the defendants were depriving HSH residents of their constitutional rights, privileges or immunities. Specifically, the governm…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Richard S. v. Dept. of Developmental Services of California

8:97-cv-00219 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: March 20, 1997

Closed Date: 2005

On March 20, 1997, Richard S. filed a class-action lawsuit and an application for a temporary restraining order in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the Department of Developmental Services for the State of California and Fairview Developmental Center. Richard S. was a resident of Fairview and was represented by a private attorney. William Cable, M.D. served as guardian ad litem for the class members, developmentally disabled clients without conserv…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Hughes v. Goord

6:97-cv-06431 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 1997

Closed Date: 2000

On September 29, 1997, prisoners at various facilities within the New York State Department of Corrections filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Department officials. The plaintiffs, represented by Prisoners Legal Services of New York, brought the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, challenging the systemic deprivation of religious rights of Native American prisoners, in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. They asked the co…
POLICING
Wilson v. Tinicum Township

2:92-cv-06617 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Nov. 17, 1992

Closed Date: 1996

On November 17, 1992, four African-American plaintiffs filed a class action suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged unconstitutional racial profiling by the Tinicum Township Police Department [TTPD]. Plaintiffs alleged that the TTPD maintained a policy or custom of stopping African-American motorists on I-95 to search for drugs in violation of the Equal Protection Clause. Plaintiffs further alleged that the TTPD violate…
POLICING
U.S. v. Territory of the Virgin Islands

3:08-cv-00158 | District Court of the Virgin Islands

Filed Date: Dec. 23, 2008

In March 2004, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division initiated an investigation of the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) pursuant to 42 USC § 14141. On October 5, 2005, the DOJ issued a technical assistance letter to VIPD, making recommendations regarding specific changes to the department's policies regarding use of force, vehicle pursuits, holding cells, misconduct investigations, discipline, supervisory oversight, and training. On December 23, 2008, the DOJ …
PRISON CONDITIONS
Roe v. Crawford

2:05-cv-04333 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: Oct. 12, 2005

Closed Date: 2008

On October 12, 2005, plaintiff filed this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri against the Missouri Department of Corrections [DOC], challenging the DOC's refusal to transport plaintiff to an off-site medical clinic so that she could receive a nontherapeutic abortion. The complaint alleged that that the prison's policy that female prisoners would not be sent out of their institutions for abortions that were not medically necessary depri…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. Stock Building Supply

2:05-cv-00306 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: July 1, 2005

Closed Date: 2008

In July 2005, the Miami District Office of the EEOC brought this action against Stock Building Supply, d/b/a Stuart Lumber Co., in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. In its complaint, the EEOC alleged that the defendant violated both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 by discriminating against the charging party, a black employee, because of his race. In particular, the defendant promoted the charging party to a posit…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. MORAN FOODS (d/b/a SAVE-A-LOT)

1:03-cv-04617 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2003

Closed Date: 2007

In September 2003, the EEOC district office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania brought this suit against Moran Foods, Inc., doing business as Save-A-Lot, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Two males intervened in the case, and alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it allowed its managers to create a hostile work environment. Specifically, the aggrieved males alleged sex discrimination based on unsolicited inappropriate sexual com…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. HALL-COPELAND FORD

3:99-cv-00089 | U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho

Filed Date: March 4, 1999

Closed Date: Nov. 9, 2000

In March 1999, the Seattle District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Hall-Copeland Ford Lincoln Mercury Mazda, d/b/a Hall-Copeland Auto Village, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by subjecting the charging party, a female employee, to sexual harassment and retaliating against her when she complained of the harassment, resulting in her constructive discharge. After some s…