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ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
CODING IN PROCESS
Ivey v. Lamone

1:20-cv-01995 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: July 7, 2020

Closed Date: July 20, 2020

During the November 2020 election, an individual (the plaintiff in this case) wanted to become an independent candidate for Maryland’s Seventh Congressional District on the November 2020 general election ballot. However, COVID-19 restrictions and communication issues from the Maryland Board of Elections provided some obstacles to her goal.  To become a candidate, the plaintiff needed to get signatures from 1% of the total number of registered and eligible voters (voters that can vote for the po…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Ligons v. Minnesota Department of Corrections

0:15-cv-02210 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: May 1, 2015

Case Ongoing

On May 1, 2015, inmates of the Minnesota Department of Corrections (MDOC) suffering from hepatitis-C filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The plaintiffs sued the Minnesota Department of Corrections and Centene Corporation, a provider of healthcare for inmates, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Article I § 8 of the Minnesota Constitution, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel,…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
English v. Chester County

2:10-cv-00244 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2010

Closed Date: July 20, 2010

None
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Lovely H. v. Eggleston

1:05-cv-06920 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Aug. 3, 2005

On August 3, 2005, a group of people with disabilities filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the New York Human Resources Administration (NYHRA). The complaint was brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and 42 U.S.C. §1983, alleging violation of these Acts, as well as the Due Process Clauses of the U.S. and New York Constitutions and the New York State and City civil rights statutes and regul…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
CODING IN PROCESS
Egana v. Blair's Bail Bonds, Inc.

2:17-cv-05899 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: June 16, 2017

Case Ongoing

(This summary is temporary while we research the case) On June 19, 2017, the Southern Poverty Law Center filed suit against two New Orleans bail bond companies that worked with two other businesses to charge clients hidden and illegal fees in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Plaintiffs sought damages on behalf of named plaintiffs and other class members for violations of the Truth in Lending Act and federal and state racketeering laws based on kidnapping, …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
CODING IN PROCESS
J.L. v. Cissna

5:18-cv-04914 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 14, 2018

None
NURSING HOME CONDITIONS
DOJ Investigation of Banks-Jackson-Commerce Medical Center and Nursing Home

01-00409 | No Court

Filed Date: June 20, 2001

Pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ("CRIPA"), 42 U.S.C. § 1997, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") conducted an investigation of conditions at the Banks-Jackson-Commerce Medical Center and Nursing Home ("BJC"), a public nursing home facility in Commerce, Georgia, operated by the Banks-Jackson-Commerce Hospital Authority on behalf of Banks County, Jackson County, and the City of Commerce, Georgia. The investigation resulted in a findin…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
DOJ Investigation of Nevada Youth Training Center, Elko, Nevada

01-1684613 | No Court

Filed Date: Dec. 6, 2001

Closed Date: March 17, 2008

On December 6, 2001, the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") notified the State of Nevada, the Nevada Department of Human Resources, and the Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (collectively, "the State") of its intent to investigate the conditions of confinement at the Nevada Youth Training Center ("NYTC"), pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1997, and the pattern or practice provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Perez-Perez v. Progressive Forestry Services, Inc.

3:98-cv-01474 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: Nov. 23, 1998

Closed Date: Sept. 16, 2002

In 2000, four migrant reforestation workers, an Oregon labor organization, and one of its members filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court District for the District of Oregon, seeking redress for migrant reforestation workers recruited and employed by farm/forestry labor contractors in Oregon. Plaintiffs alleged that in 1996, defendants recruited and hired workers from Mexico to work in Oregon and in doing so violated the Agricultural Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act, …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Escobar v. Baker

3:92-cv-05016 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Jan. 16, 1992

Closed Date: 1993

On January 16, 1992, migrant agricultural workers of Mexican descent filed a lawsuit against farm owner employers in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, alleging violations of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 1801, et seq. and Washington State Farm Labor Contractor Act, RCW 49.48.010. Plaintiffs claimed that they were fired by farm owners because they sought legal advice from attorneys from Oregon Legal Services as to their…