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Angell v. Oakland

3:13-cv-00190 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 14, 2013

Closed Date: July 30, 2015

This civil rights case is related to the treatment of “Occupy Oakland” protestors by the police and sheriff’s department in Oakland, CA. The plaintiffs brought this class action lawsuit on January 14, 2013 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against police officers and the City of Oakland, as well as the Alameda County sheriff and corrections officers. The plaintiffs sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking damages, declaratory relief, and injunctive relief to protect…
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Berg v. Kelly

1:12-cv-03391 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 30, 2012

Closed Date: April 22, 2019

On Apr. 30, 2012, five members of the Occupy Wall Street movement filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, against the City of New York and individual New York City Police Department officers. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, sought class certification, as well as injunctive and declaratory relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that officers of the NYPD violated their rights under the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments …
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Spalding v. City Of Oakland

3:11-cv-02867 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 5, 2011

Closed Date: 2017

On November 5, 2011, hundreds of people rallied in downtown Oakland to protest what they considered to be the inadequate sentence given to former police officer, Johannes Mehserle, for the killing of unarmed BART passenger, Oscar Grant. After the rally, a group of the demonstrators began to march to the BART station where Grant had been killed. The Oakland Police and other law enforcement agencies forced this group of marchers onto a side street, where they announced that the demonstration had …
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Baker v. Katehi

2:12-cv-00450 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 22, 2012

Closed Date: 2015

On February 22, 2012, twenty-one university students and recent graduates filed a putative class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California against the Regents of the University of California (the Chancellor was Katehi, hence the case caption) and against members of the campus police. The plaintiffs, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and private counsel, asked the court for injunctive relief; declaratory relief; com…

Complaint for Damages for Violation of CIvil Rights with Supplemental Claims for Violation of the California State Constitution and Statutes Jury Trial Demanded

Feb. 22, 2012

Second Amended Class Action Complaint for Damages for Violation of Civil Rights with Supplemental Claims for Violation of the California State Constitution and Statutes

Baker v. Regents of the University of California

Sept. 26, 2012

Stipulation for Settlement

Sept. 26, 2012

Order Granting Preliminary Approval of the Proposed Settlement, Certifying the Settlement Class, Approving Class Notice, and Scheduling Final Approval Hearing

Baker v. Regents of the University of California

Sept. 27, 2012

Supplemental Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Proposed Settlement, Certifying the Settlement Class, Approving Class Notice and Scheduling Final Approval Hearing

Baker v. Regents of the University of California

Oct. 2, 2012

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Garcia v. Bloomberg

1:11-cv-06957 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Oct. 4, 2011

Closed Date: 2017

On October 4, 2011, members of the Occupy Wall Street movement filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the City of New York, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs' lawsuit stems from a demonstration and march crossing the Brooklyn Bridge that took place on October 1, 2011. The plaintiffs alleged that during that demonstration, the New York Police Department "engaged in a mass false arrest of approximately 700 persons who participated…
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Augustine v. Ramsey

2:13-cv-06606 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Nov. 13, 2013

Closed Date: 2016

On November 13, 2013, twenty-six protesters associated with Occupy Philadelphia, a large continuous political protest, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against the City of Philadelphia and nine city police commissioners and officers. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, claimed, inter alia, that the City of Philadelphia had used excessive force, including assault and battery, to forcefully restrain protesters from exercisi…
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Sabeghi v. Uu

3:12-cv-06057 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 29, 2012

Closed Date: 2014

The plaintiff, a demonstrator involved in the Occupy Oakland protest movement, alleged that in the early morning hours of November 3, 2011, he was wrongfully beaten and imprisoned by two Oakland police officers, in the presence and with the approval of their supervising Sergeant. He alleged that the day prior he had participated, with several thousand other individuals, in a protest against recent police brutality and for economic justice. After the protest he went for dinner, and when walking …
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Elliot v. City of New York

1:12-cv-00992 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 8, 2012

Closed Date: 2015

Two Occupy Wall Street protesters brought this suit on February 8, 2012 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs sued the City of New York and the New York Police Department. During a 2011 demonstration, plaintiffs were pepper sprayed by highly-ranked police officer. Defendant officers further assaulted and detained the plaintiffs, all without a warrant or legal process. The plaintiffs brought this cause of action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging vi…
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Crisp v. City of New York

1:12-cv-05842 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: July 31, 2012

Closed Date: 2015

On July 31st, 2012, a resident of New York who was arrested while participating in a the Occupy Wall Street protest filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York United States District Court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the city of New York. The plaintiff, represented by private counsel, asked the court for compensatory and punitive damages, lawyers fees, and injunctive relief requiring that the city of New York create and implement a policy regarding the use of force upon persons invo…
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Lawler v. City of New York

1:12-cv-05843 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: July 31, 2012

Closed Date: 2015

On July 31, 2012, a New York resident who was arrested while participating in the Occupy Wall Street protests filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the City of New York. The complaint was brought under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and alleged violations of the 1st, 4th and 14th amendments. The plaintiff, represented by private counsel, sought compensatory and punitive damages, as well as injunctive relief in the form of a permanent injunction requiring the C…