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PRISON CONDITIONS
Jones v. Mabry

5:78-cv-00113 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: July 21, 1978

Closed Date: 1999

On July 21, 1978, Arkansas prisoners filed a pro se class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Arkansas Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The prisoners alleged that their constitutional rights had been violated by the Arkansas prisons' hair length requirements, which conflicted with the exercise of their religious beliefs. In 1979, the parties entered into a settlement agreement, in which the defendants agreed that no stand…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Catholic Social Services v. Ashcroft

2:86-cv-01343 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 12, 1986

Closed Date: Aug. 29, 2014

On Nov. 12, 1986, Catholic Social Services filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, challenging the Immigration and Naturalization Service's ("INS") interpretation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 ("IRCA"). This case was one of three "late amnesty cases" filed in the federal courts in California against the INS. The other two case were Zambrano v. INS, S-88-455 EJG (E.D.Cal.) and LULAC v. INS; 2:87-cv-04757-WDK-CW (C.D.C…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Shipes v. Trinity Industries

6:80-cv-00462 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: Dec. 16, 1980

Closed Date: 2002

On December 16, 1980, an individual employee filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against his employer, Trinity Industries. The plaintiff, represented by private counsel, asked the court for compensation, back-pay, and injunctive relief because of alleged racial discrimination in placement, promotion, and hiring practices. Specifically, the plaintiff alleged that foremen positions were denied to qualified African-American…
MENTAL HEALTH (FACILITY)
Jensen v. Minnesota Department of Human Services

0:09-cv-01775 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: July 10, 2009

On July 10, 2009, mental health patients at Minnesota Extended Treatment Options, a state facility, filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §1983 and Minnesota state law against the Minnesota Department of Human Services in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, sought injunctive and declaratory relief, and damages. They alleged that Minnesota Extended Treatment Options frequently subjected patients with developmental disabilities to the i…
EDUCATION
D.L. v. District of Columbia

1:05-cv-01437 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 21, 2005

The named plaintiffs, former preschool-aged children with various disabilities, filed this lawsuit against the District of Columbia in July 2005 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs alleged that the District had engaged in a pattern and practice of failing to provide special education and related services to them and other children, in violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., Section 504 of the Rehabili…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Sabata v. Nebraska Department of Correctional Services

4:17-cv-03107 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska

Filed Date: Aug. 15, 2017

Closed Date: Dec. 1, 2020

On August 15, 2017, eleven prisoners filed a putative class action complaint against the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) and the Nebraska Board of Parole (BOP) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Represented by the ACLU's National Prison Project, the National Association of the Deaf, and private counsel, the plaintiffs sought injunctive relief and attorneys’ fees, claiming that the prison conditions in Nebraska endangered the healt…