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United States v. City of Ferguson

4:16-cv-00180 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2016

Case Ongoing

On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was fatally shot by Darren Wilson, a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, a majority-Black city in the St. Louis metro area. The shooting sparked nationwide protests and attention to police use of force and police relations Black residents. The Prosecuting Attorney for St. Louis County, Missouri, brought the case in front of a grand jury to determine whether there was probable cause to indict Wilson for his actions. But on Novem…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Ross v. Blount

2:19-cv-11076 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: April 14, 2019

Case Ongoing

This case challenged the constitutionality of Wayne County, Michigan's cash bail system. On April 14, 2019, several pre-trial detainees in Wayne County Jail filed this class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The plaintiffs sued the 36th District Court in Detroit, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office (WCSO), the Chief Judge, and five Magistrates of the 26th District Court in their official capacities under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs, repr…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Moran v. Landrum-Johnson

2:19-cv-13553 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Nov. 11, 2019

Closed Date: April 5, 2021

On November 11, 2019, a pretrial detainee filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana alleging that twelve judges of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court ("OPCDC") unlawfully imposed secured financial conditions of release in an amount that individuals cannot afford, without any inquiry into or findings concerning their ability to pay or alternatives to incarceration. The lawsuit was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201–…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Lloyd Jones v. The City of New York

1:17-cv-07577 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Oct. 4, 2017

Case Ongoing

Three New York City residents filed this putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on October 4, 2017. The plaintiffs–represented by private counsel–sued the City of New York (“the City”) over the City’s process for paying bail. They requested declaratory relief and compensatory damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments and under a theory of common law false imprisonment. The plaintiffs als…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Reed v. Bernard

2:19-cv-03110 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: July 17, 2019

Closed Date: May 4, 2021

This is a case about whether the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires public access to audio recordings of bail hearings before the Philadelphia Municipal Court.  In Philadelphia, defendants who are arrested and then charged with a crime remain held in a divisional booking center, where they participate via videoconference in bail hearings.  Philadelphia Municipal Arraignment Court Magistrates (ACMs) conduct these hearings and determine whether to release a defendant and what condi…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Stinnie v. Holcomb

3:16-cv-00044 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Filed Date: July 6, 2016

Case Ongoing

On July 6, 2016, indigent Virginia residents brought this class action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia after suffering indefinite suspension of their driver's licenses pursuant to Virginia Code § 46.2-395 for failure to pay court costs and fines that they could not afford. The plaintiffs sued the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Represented by private attorneys, the plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive reli…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Wilkins v. Aberdeen Enterprises

4:17-cv-00606 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Nov. 2, 2017

Closed Date: March 12, 2021

On November 2, 2017, individuals facing arrest because of their inability to pay their court fines and costs filed this putative class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. The plaintiffs sued the Oklahoma Sheriff’s Association, every Oklahoma county sheriff, and Aberdeen Enterprises, a private collections company. The plaintiffs sued under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and Oklahoma state law. The plai…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Feenstra v. Sigler

19-cv-00234 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: March 21, 2019

Case Ongoing

This case alleged that the Oklahoma court system unconstitutionally imposed fines at sentencing without consideration for an individual's ability to pay the fines assessed. The plaintiffs in this case further alleged that the courts violated their due process and equal protection rights, as well as their right to counsel, based on the "cost docket" procedures and the possible penalty of incarceration for failure to pay outstanding fines. The plaintiffs were three indigent individuals who were f…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Kneisser v. McInerney

1:15-cv-07043 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: Sept. 23, 2015

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.)This is a case about a college student who was jailed for failing to pay a littering fine. In 2014, the plaintiff was fined $239 for throwing a cigarette butt from the window of his car. Unable to pay the fine by the due date, the plaintiff appeared before Burlington County Municipal Court Judge McInerney to plead guilty and request a payment plan or community service. Judge McInerney told the plaintiff to call someone who could help him p…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Booth v. Galveston County

3:18-cv-00104 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 8, 2018

Case Ongoing

On April 8, 2018, a prisoner in Galveston County Jail filed this class action in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The case was assigned to Judge George C. Hanks, Jr. Represented by the ACLU of Texas and private counsel, the plaintiffs sued Galveston County and various Galveston County officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiff alleged that Galveston County’s bail policies—especially the practice of setting a high minimum bail and failing to appoint defense counsel fo…