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M.K.B. v. Eggleston

1:05-cv-10446 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Dec. 13, 2005

Closed Date: 2014

On December 13, 2005, a group of battered immigrant wives and children of lawful U.S. residents filed this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, challenging the denial of food stamps, Medicaid, and other public assistance benefits to certain categories of immigrants. The plaintiffs alleged that they applied for public benefits at New York City Job Centers, but were improperly denied those benefits in violation of state and federal law. …
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Harris v. Eggleston

1:02-cv-02498 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 1, 2002

Closed Date: Dec. 27, 2009

According to a news report, in 2002, Urban Justice Center lawyers discovered that the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) was illegally terminating the food stamp benefits of thousands of low-income people with disabilities. The discovery led to the April 1, 2002, filing, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, of a civil complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by four named plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and a class of similarly-situated persons, al…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Reynolds v. Giuliani

1:98-cv-08877 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Dec. 16, 1998

Closed Date: July 22, 2011

New York City implemented an overhaul to its welfare system in order to meet federal and state welfare requirements, which were revised in the mid-1990s. Under the city’s program, “income support centers” (locations where public assistance benefits were applied for and distributed, sometimes during the initial visit by an applicant) were to be converted to “job centers.” These job centers put greater emphasis on making sure those receiving public assistance obtained employment from the private …
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Meachem v. Wing

1:99-cv-04630 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: June 25, 1999

Closed Date: 2005

On June 25, 1999, several individuals, representing all individuals who were previously receiving benefits under one or more of Food Stamps, Medicaid, or Food Assistance, but whose benefits have been terminated and were denied fair hearings, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs, represented by a number of public interest firms, brought the suit against the New York Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, the New York D…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Toney-Dick v. Doar

1:12-cv-09162 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Dec. 17, 2012

Closed Date: 2016

On December 17, 2012, a group of disabled persons filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the New York Department of Human Resources and its director in his official capacity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Food Stamp Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 2020(e)(2)(b)(i) and (e)(11), and New York State and City Statutes. Plaintiffs alleged that D-SNAP, an emergency food stamp pro…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Barry v. Corrigan

5:13-cv-13185 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: July 24, 2013

On July 24, 2013, a group of Michigan residents who were denied Food Assistance Program (FAP) benefits under a "criminal justice disqualification" justification filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against the Michigan Department of Human Services (MDHS). The plaintiffs, represented by the Center for Civil Justice and the ACLU of Michigan, sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and federal SNAP law, alleging they were improperly denied food assist…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Briggs v. Bremby

3:12-cv-00324 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: March 5, 2012

Closed Date: Dec. 1, 2021

On March 5, 2012, the plaintiff filed this class action lawsuit on behalf of all Connecticut residents who, since March 5, 2009 have applied or will apply for food stamps from the Connecticut Department of Social Services in United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. The plaintiff sued the Connecticut Department of Social Services under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiff, represented by public interest lawyers from the Greater Hartford Legal Aid and the National Center for Law a…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Rafferty v. Doar

1:13-cv-01410 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 5, 2013

Closed Date: Oct. 23, 2016

On March 5, 2013, residents of New York City who were substantially limited in their sight and who were also current or former applicants or recipients of food stamps from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and/or Medicaid filed this class action suit. The plaintiffs were unable to receive their benefits even though they were eligible because they were unable to fill out the necessary applications due to their limited sight. The plaintiffs sued the commissioner of the New York…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
State of New York v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:19-cv-07777 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Aug. 21, 2019

Closed Date: March 6, 2023

This case is one of several brought nationwide by States, counties, and nonprofit organizations challenging the Trump administration's revised, final public charge rule, which expands the types of programs that the federal government will consider in public charge determinations to now also include previously excluded health, nutrition, and housing programs. District court judges from across the countries granted preliminary injunctions enjoining the government from implementing the public char…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
La Clinica de la Raza v. Trump

4:19-cv-04980 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 16, 2019

This case is one of several brought nationwide by States, counties, and nonprofit organizations challenging the Trump administration's revised, final public charge rule, which expands the types of programs that the federal government will consider in public charge determinations to now also include previously excluded health, nutrition, and housing programs. District court judges from across the country granted preliminary injunctions enjoining the government from implementing the public charge…