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Jordan v. Fitzharris

65-44786 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 14, 1965

Closed Date: Sept. 6, 1966

In approximately 1966, an inmate at the California Correctional Training Facility at Soledad filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the California Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The plaintiff, who initially brought the proceeding on his own behalf and then was represented by court-appointed private counsel, asked the court for injunctive and monetary relief, alleging that he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment in …
PRISON CONDITIONS
United States ex rel. Walker v. Mancusi

1:71-cv-00485 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: Oct. 26, 1971

This case is part of the Clearinghouse's special collection on the Attica Uprising. In September of 1971, incarcerated people in New York's Attica Correctional Facility took control of the prison and took several staff members hostage. The uprising ended when state police violently stormed the prison, killing over 40 incarcerated people and staff members. Attica was one of the most significant events in the American prisoners' rights movement and drew public attention to poor conditions in pris…
PRISON CONDITIONS
In the Matter of the Application of Hugh Carey [Attica Grand Jury Materials]

INDEX NO. 15062 | New York state trial court

Filed Date: Aug. 5, 1977

Background This case is part of the Clearinghouse's special collection on the Attica Uprising. In September of 1971, incarcerated people in New York's Attica Correctional Facility took control of the prison and took several staff members hostage. The uprising ended when state police violently stormed the prison, killing over 40 incarcerated people and staff members. Attica was one of the most significant events in the American prisoners' rights movement and drew public attention to poor conditi…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Carlisle v. Bensinger

1:72-cv-03099 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Dec. 6, 1972

Closed Date: Feb. 22, 1973

This is a case brought pro se by people held in the segregation unit of the Joliet Branch of the Illinois State Penitentiary in Joliet, IL. The plaintiffs filed their case in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The case was assigned to District Judge William Bauer. The Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections was the defendant.  The plaintiffs filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, arguing numerous violations of the Fifth and Eighth Amendments. As for the Fifth …
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Bambenek v. White

3:20-cv-03107 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 27, 2020

Closed Date: Nov. 9, 2020

This is a challenge to Illinois’ signature collection requirement for initiative referendums to appear on the ballot in light of COVID-19 which made it difficult to safely collect signatures. On April 27, 2020, named plaintiffs, the organizers of two unincorporated political associations, filed a complaint in the District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The plaintiffs were represented by private counsel and the case was assigned to District Judge Sue Myerscough. The defendants inclu…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
CODING IN PROCESS
Escalante v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

1:22-cv-00541 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 1, 2022

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.)   This case is about ICE's alleged failure to provide COVID-19 booster shots to medically vulnerable detained persons.
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Fang v. Saldana

2:17-cv-02092 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: March 30, 2017

Case Ongoing

This is a case brought by noncitizen students facing immigration enforcement about the fallout from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sting operation. The noncitizens had entered the U.S. on student visas, and had enrolled in the University of Northern New Jersey (UNNJ) to maintain their student visa status after graduating from other U.S. universities and beginning work. As it turned out, in April 2016 ICE revealed that the UNNJ was a fake university it created to investigate and pros…
EDUCATION
Graham v. University of Michigan

2:21-cv-11168 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: May 20, 2021

Case Ongoing

This is a case challenging the University of Michigan’s sexual assault policies. On May 20, 2021, a current University of Michigan student filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The plaintiff sued the University of Michigan (U of M) and the Regents of the University of Michigan under Title IX (20 U.S.C. § 1681). Represented by private counsel, the plaintiff sought certification of a proposed class of “All current U of M students” and an …
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
CODING IN PROCESS
Walters v. Flint

5:17-cv-10164 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Jan. 18, 2017

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) This is part of the greater Flint water litigation. Please see our special collection for more information about these cases. This particular case is a class action lawsuit against several engineering companies hired by the City of Flint. These defendants did not join the global settlement between the plaintiffs and various state entities. (See Waid v. Snyder) Litigation over the engineering companies' liability continues - the court held…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Martinez-Brooks v. Easter

3:20-cv-00569 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: April 27, 2020

Case Ongoing

COVID-19 Summary: On April 27, 2020, four individuals held at the Federal Correctional Center (FCI) brought this emergency putative class action requesting the immediate release or home confinement of medically vulnerable individuals and implementation of safety measures to lower the risk of COVID-19. On April 30, the petitioners requested an emergency temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction and sought preliminary certification of the proposed class. On May 5, the respondents fil…