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United States v. Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania

2:22-cv-00709 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Feb. 24, 2022

Case Ongoing

The Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) brought this suit on February 24, 2022 against Pennsylvania's judicial system in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in the courtroom of District Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg. DOJ alleged that the defendant had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by discriminating against individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) in its court supervision programs. According to the DOJ, the Pennsyl…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Lowell v. Lyft, Inc.

7:17-cv-06251 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Aug. 17, 2017

Case Ongoing

On August 17, 2017, an individual from White Plains, New York who uses a motorized scooter to travel filed this putative class action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Represented by private counsel and the Westchester Independent Living Center, the plaintiff sued Lyft, Inc., alleging a failure to provide accessible service to people with mobility disabilities in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12181), the New York State Human Rights…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Terrill v. Oregon

6:21-cv-00588 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: April 20, 2021

Closed Date: July 1, 2024

This lawsuit, which resulted in a settlement agreement, addressed whether incarcerated people in Oregon have to pay for certain medical equipment. A person incarcerated at the Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon on April 20, 2021. Defendants were the State of Oregon and the Director of the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODC). Plaintiff had a lower leg amputation. He had received a prosthesis while incarcerated. To pay f…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
DOJ Investigation of Anoka

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On November 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division issued a finding that the City of Anoka, Minnesota violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by denying tenants with mental health disabilities an equal opportunity to use the emergency response service. The DOJ's investigation found that the city's "crime free" housing ordinance discouraged people with mental health disabilities from calling emergency response services for he…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Coleman v. Brown

2:90-cv-00520 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: April 23, 1990

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: This is a class action for California prisoners with mental illness. After a three-judge court denied a motion for a prisoner release order as premature, plaintiffs sought relief before a single district judge. Relief has been achieved to an extent. The defendants have continued to comply with the broader injunction while staying mindful of the public health demands of the pandemic. In particular, the parties have been able to reach agreements concerning quarantine and isolati…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Ress v. Diveheart Foundation

1:19-cv-05776 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 28, 2019

This is a case alleging disability discrimination in a scuba diving business's operation.  On August 28 2019, plaintiffs, two individuals with disabilities, filed a complaint against the Diveheart Foundation asserting that the scuba diving business engaged in disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the state’s human rights act when the business unjustifiably and unlawfully modified and/or revoked the Plaintiffs’ scuba diving certifications. The complaint was file…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Howard v. Williams

2:20-cv-01389 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Sept. 15, 2020

Case Ongoing

This case is about jail conditions in the Allegheny County Jail (ACJ), particularly access to mental health care for incarcerated people with psychiatric disabilities. On September 15, 2020, five individuals then incarcerated at ACJ, represented by the Abolitionist Law Center, the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project, and a private firm, brought this putative class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on behalf of themselves and other persons with…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
United States v. Lincoln Public Schools

4:24-cv-03141 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska

Filed Date: Aug. 15, 2024

Case Ongoing

This investigation concerned Lincoln Public Schools' (LPS) alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through its treatment of deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated an investigation into LPS following allegations that it violated the ADA by denying some deaf and hard-of-hearing students an equal opportunity to attend their neighborhood schools. The investigation scrutinized LPS's practices, specifically focusing on the requirement …
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Hooper v. City of St. Paul

0:17-cv-03442 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: July 30, 2017

Closed Date: March 13, 2020

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) After a series of interactions with the St. Paul Police Department, a deaf woman brought this action alleging that the City violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, and state law by failing to effectively communicate with her because the City did not provide a certified ASL interpreter.
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Rights California v. County of Alameda

3:20-cv-05256 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 30, 2020

Case Ongoing

This case was brought by Disability Rights California (DRC), a nonprofit corporation, to challenge the systemic institutionalization and segregation of Alameda County residents with serious mental health disabilities. On July 30, 2020, DRC filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and named the County of Alameda (the County), Alameda Health System, and Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services (County Behavioral Health) as defendants. DRC brought…