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Occupy Wall St. v. City of New York.

1:12-cv-04129 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: May 23, 2012

Closed Date: 2013

On May 23, 2012, Occupy Wall Street, an unincorporated association engaged in continuous political protest, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the City of New York. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, claimed that the City seized or damaged property amounting to over 3,600 books and related library furnishings. Specifically, plaintiffs contended that the City's failure to adequately supervise and train officers led to th…
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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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Campbell v. City of Oakland

3:11-cv-05498 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 14, 2011

Closed Date: 2013

In early October 2011, a large protest movement emerged in Oakland, CA, associated with the national Occupy movement. Several of the Occupy Oakland protesters set up an encampment with tents and other facilities in Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall. The group regularly held rallies and meetings at the Plaza.Early in the morning on October 25, 2011 Oakland police and other municipal employees forcibly removed the Occupy protesters and their property from Frank Ogawa Plaza. Approxim…
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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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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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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…
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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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Hill v. Stanek

0:11-cv-03542 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Dec. 7, 2011

Closed Date: 2012

On December 7, 2011, a political activist and supporter of Occupy Minnesota filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota under § 1983 against the County of Hennepin. The plaintiff, represented by a public interest law firm, asked the court for injunctive relief revoking the notice of trespassing and permitting the plaintiff to enter government property without interference, and for compensatory and punitive damages, claiming that the defendants had arrested her witho…