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FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
Independent Living Center v. City of Los Angeles

2:12-cv-00551 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 13, 2012

Case Ongoing

On January 13, 2012, three non-profit organizations that advocate for independent living for individuals with disabilities filed this civil rights lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiffs sued the City of Los Angeles, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles ("CRA"), and 34 owners of CRA-funded apartment complexes under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Puente Arizona v. Arpaio

2:14-cv-01356 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: June 18, 2014

Closed Date: Jan. 26, 2018

On June 18, 2014, Puente Arizona, an immigrant advocacy organization, along with two undocumented workers from the state of Arizona and a minister, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs sued the state of Arizona under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Represented by private counsel, the ACLU of Arizona, the immigrant rights clinic of U.C. Irvine Law School, and the National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON), plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive r…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Lewis v. Cain

3:15-cv-00318 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: May 20, 2015

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This class-action lawsuit originated with a claim that the Louisiana State Penitentiary provided inadequate medical care that violated the plaintiffs' Eighth Amendment rights. Upon learning that the penitentiary planned to transfer individuals with COVID-19 to the penitentiary, the plaintiffs filed an emergency motion to stop the transfer and re-open discovery to determine that the defendant's policies for COVID-19 were adequate. Both motions were denied as non-justiciable. A …
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
McClain v. Lufkin Industries

9:97-cv-00063 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: Feb. 26, 1997

Closed Date: 2014

On February 26, 1997, African American employees of Lufkin Industries filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The plaintiffs sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act against their employer. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, sought declaratory and equitable relief, attorneys' fees and costs, an injunction, and any other appropriate equitable relief. The plaintiffs claimed that they were discriminated against…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
W.C. v. DeBruyn

1:90-cv-00040 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Jan. 16, 1990

Closed Date: 2005

On January 16, 1990, juveniles at the Indiana Boys School, a correctional facility in Plainfield, Indiana, filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of all present and future students against the superintendent of the school and commissioner of the Indiana Department of Corrections under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The plaintiffs, who were represented by Legal Services of Indiana, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Stone v. City and County of San Francisco

3:78-cv-02774 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 1, 1978

Closed Date: 1997

A class of prisoners brought this civil rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California on December 1, 1978, against the City and County of San Francisco challenging the conditions of their confinement. More particularly, plaintiffs were objecting to the population level at San Francisco's jail on the sixth floor of the Hall of Justice ("Jail No. 1"). Plaintiffs were represented by several counsel, including the Equal Rights Advocates, Inc., in San Francisco.T…