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United States v. Harrison

5:22-cr-00328 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Aug. 17, 2022

This case concerns the possession of a firearm by those who use substances made unlawful under the Controlled Substances Act.  On May 20, 2022, an officer of the Lawton, Oklahoma police department pulled over Jared Michael Harrison for failing to stop at a red light. When Harrison rolled down his window, the officer alleged to have smelled marijuana. After another officer arrived, the two officers searched Harrison’s car in which they found a loaded revolver on the floorboard and an array of ma…
POLICING
Culley v. Marshall

1:19-cv-00701 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Sept. 23, 2019

This is a case challenging Alabama police's practice of seizing property under civil asset forfeiture law from individuals not charged with a crime. On September 23, 2019, an Alabama resident whose car was seized following her son’s arrest filed this putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Plaintiff sued the Attorney General of the State of Alabama, the District Attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, and the City of Sat…
POLICING
Coleman v. Brookside

2:22-cv-00423 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: April 4, 2022

This is a class-action lawsuit challenging a small town’s practice of over-policing to generate revenue through fines and fees. On April 4, 2022, a group of individuals whom the Brookside police detained in traffic stops filed this complaint and motion for class certification in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The plaintiffs sued the Town of Brookside, Alabama, Jett's Towing, and three Brookside police officers in their individual capacities, seeking redress for Fo…
POLICING
Thomas v. Town of Brookside, Alabama

2:22-cv-00157 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Feb. 6, 2022

This is a class action lawsuit challenging an Alabama town’s policing practice of unlawfully seizing and retaining property during arrests. On February 6, 2022, the named plaintiff filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama against the Town of Brookside, Alabama. Plaintiff alleged that the Brookside police ran him off the road—causing damage to his motorcycle—and then unlawfully retained his motorcycle following his arrest without providing an oppor…
POLICING
Cox v. Voyles

2:15-cv-01386 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: July 22, 2015

Closed Date: April 30, 2018

On July 22, 2015, a private citizen filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiff sued several Pinal County officials, including the county attorney, sheriff, clerk of the superior court, and deputy county attorney, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Represented by private counsel and the ACLU, the plaintiff sought declaratory and injunctive relief as well as monetary damages. The case was assigned to Judge Diane Joyce Humetewa.  The plaintiff claimed that the en…
FAIR HOUSING/LENDING/INSURANCE
Sinclair v. Meisner

2:18-cv-14042 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Dec. 26, 2018

On December 26, 2018, a Black woman filed this putative class action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against the Oakland County, the City of Southfield, and various private entities on behalf of herself and similarly situated persons. The plaintiff alleged that the office circumvented Michigan law by improperly transferring her property and property belonging to other Black homeowners to private corporations in violation of their right to procedural due process. …
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Price v. City of Seattle

2:03-cv-01365 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: June 27, 2003

Closed Date: July 9, 2007

This is a case about a mandatory policy of impounding motor vehicles following the arrest of individuals for driving with a suspended or revoked license in Seattle, Washington. Initially filed in state court, this action was removed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington by the defendant, the City of Seattle, on June 27, 2003. The plaintiffs in this case were individuals who had their vehicles impounded by the defendant under the defendant’s mandatory impound…
POLICING
Smith v. City of Chicago

1:06-cv-06423 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Nov. 22, 2006

This civil rights class action lawsuit challenged the Chicago Police Department’s asset forfeiture program. The named plaintiffs were persons who had property seized and detained by the Chicago Police Department pursuant to the Illinois Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (725 ILCS 150) and who had not been afforded a prompt post-seizure hearing to determine probable cause for the property seizure. On November 2, 2006, the plaintiffs filed their initial complaint against the City of Chicago, Su…
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Brown v. Transportation Security Administration

2:20-cv-00064 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Jan. 21, 2020

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized and confiscated $82,373 in cash from the plaintiff’s carry-on as she boarded a domestic flight in Pennsylvania in August 2019. Visiting her father for the weekend, she had learned that he had stored his life savings, in cash, in numerous envelopes hidden in his home. She offered to deposit the money in a new account she planned to create for him, but the cash was seized before she could deposit it.…
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Sourovelis v. City of Philadelphia

2:14-cv-04687 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Aug. 11, 2014

On Aug. 11, 2014, four individuals filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs sued the City of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, and the Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged violations of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, and the Declaratory Judgment Act. The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on Nov. 17, 2014.T…