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Kenny v. Wilson

2:16-cv-02794 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: Aug. 11, 2016

Case Ongoing

On August 11, 2016, the non-profit, Girls Rock, and four students of South Carolina public schools, filed this lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. The plaintiffs sued the Attorney General of South Carolina and the heads of twelve South Carolina Police Departments under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, asked the court for a declaratory judgment that two South Carolina codes, commonly referred to as the "Disturbing…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Vargas v. Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories, Inc.

2:19-cv-08108 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 18, 2019

Case Ongoing

This is a case about whether touchscreen kiosk check-in procedures are discriminatory against blind and visually impaired persons. On September 18, 2019, two visually impaired individuals that relied on auxiliary aids and services brought a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiffs sued Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories ("Quest") and ten unknown Quest employees for discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) a…
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…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Betancourt-Colon v. City of San Juan

3:19-cv-01837 | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Filed Date: Sept. 6, 2019

Case Ongoing

This is a case about a lack of accessible curb ramps in the City of San Juan for people with mobility disabilities. On September 6, 2019, four individuals seeking to represent a class of people with mobility disabilities who used or would use the pedestrian right of way in San Juan filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. The plaintiffs sued the City of San Juan under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Thomas v. Kent

2:14-cv-08013 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 16, 2014

Closed Date: Nov. 22, 2019

On October 16, 2014, three individuals with significant physical disabilities requiring substantial medical care filed this lawsuit against the California Department of Health Care Services (“DHCS”) in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiffs alleged that the state had violated Section II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which require public entities to provide services to persons with disabilities in…
INDIGENT DEFENSE
N.P. v. Georgia

14-cv-241025 | Georgia state trial court

Filed Date: Jan. 7, 2014

Closed Date: July 1, 2018

On January 7, 2014, youth and adult criminal defendants filed this class-action lawsuit in the Georgia Superior Court of Fulton County. The plaintiffs sued Georgia, the Georgia Public Defender Standard Counsel (GPDSC), and several Georgia counties, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for violations of the 6th and 14th Amendments, and for violations of the Georgia Constitution and the Indigent Defense Act of 2003, O.C.G.A. §§ 17-12-1 et seq. The plaintiffs, represented by the Southern Center for Human Right…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Methelus v. School Board of Collier County, Florida

2:16-cv-00379 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: May 18, 2016

On May 18, 2016, a group of parents and guardians of noncitizen children who had recently arrived in the United States filed this class action suit against the School Board of Collier County, Florida and the Superintendent of the Collier County Public Schools. The claim was filed in the U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida. In September 2016, the United States issued a Statement of Interest in support of the plaintiffs' claim.The litigation arose out of the defendants' implementation …
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS/CONTRACTING
National Federation of the Blind of California v. Uber Technologies

3:14-cv-04086 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 9, 2014

Case Ongoing

On September 9, 2014, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), along with several of its members who had been discriminated against by Uber drivers because of their service animals, filed this lawsuit in the U.S District Court for the Northern District of California. They sued Uber under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 12811 et seq.), the California Unruh Civil Rights Act (California Civil Code §§ 51 & 52), and the California Disabled Persons Act (California Ci…

First Amended Complaint for Violations of The Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., The California UNRUH Civil Rights Act, CAL. CIV. CODE §§ 51 & 52, and The California Disabled Persons Act, CAL. CIV. CODE §§ 54-54.3

National Federation of the Blind of California v. Uber Technologies

Nov. 12, 2014

Statement of Interest of the United States of America

National Federation of the Blind of California v. Uber Technologies

Dec. 23, 2014

Order Denying Motion to Dismiss

April 17, 2015

Complaint for Violations of The Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., The California UNRUH Civil Rights Act, CAL. CIV. CODE §§ 51 & 52, and The California Disabled Persons Act, CAL. CIV. CODE §§ 54-54.3

National Federation of the Blind of California v. Uber Technologies

May 23, 2015

Joint Motion For Preliminary Approval of Class Settlement and Related Motions

National Federation of the Blind of California v. Uber Technologies

April 29, 2016

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DISABILITY RIGHTS
Robinson v. Farley

1:15-cv-00803 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 1, 2015

Case Ongoing

On June 1, 2015, a young man with cerebral palsy and his caretaker filed this suit in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs sued Prince George's County, Maryland and the District of Columbia as well as their respective police departments under 42 U.S.C. §1983, 42 U.S.C. § 1231 (Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 29 U.S.C. § 701, and various state laws. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel and the Washi…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Native American Council of Tribes v. Weber

4:09-cv-04182 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota

Filed Date: Dec. 9, 2009

Closed Date: Dec. 22, 2017

On December 9, 2009, the Native American Council of Tribes and current and former Native American inmates in the South Dakota State Penitentiary filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. Native American inmates in the South Dakota State Penitentiary were forbidden from using tobacco in their Native American rituals and ceremonies. Therefore, they sought declaratory and injunctive relief under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)…