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JUVENILE INSTITUTION
CODING IN PROCESS
Smith v. Edwards

3:22-cv-00573 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Aug. 19, 2022

(This summary is temporary while we research the case) Louisiana officials announced that they would incarcerate about two dozen children in the former death row of the Louisiana State Penitentiary after Chief District Judge Shelly Dick signed off on the transfer. On August 19, 2022, plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU, filed suit against Governor John Bel Edwards in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana to try and stop the transfers. 
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, …
POLICING
CODING IN PROCESS
DOJ Investigation of New Orleans Police Department

No Court

Filed Date: 1996

Is this the same as PN-LA-0001?
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
VAYLA New Orleans v. Schedler

3:16-cv-00305 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: May 4, 2016

Closed Date: June 13, 2016

This is a case about Louisiana's voter registration law that required naturalized U.S. citizens, but not native-born citizens, to provide documentary proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. Section 18:105(B) dated back to 1874 and was the last law of its type still enforced in the United States. On May 4, 2016, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Fair Elections Legal Network filed suit on behalf of VAYLA New Orleans, three naturalized citizens, and a proposed class of other natur…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Castellanos-Contreras v. Decatur Hotels, LLC

2:06-cv-04340 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Aug. 16, 2006

Closed Date: Oct. 25, 2010

On August 16, 2006, attorneys with the Immigrant Justice Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Louisiana Justice Institute, and the National Immigration Law Center filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on behalf of about 300 H-2B guest workers who traveled to the U.S. to work in luxury hotels in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Plaintiffs alleged that their employer, Decatur Hotels, L.L.C., violated the Fair Labor Standar…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Xavier v. Belfor USA Group Inc.

2:06-cv-00491 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Feb. 1, 2006

Closed Date: 2011

On February 1, 2006, attorneys with the Immigrant Justice Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana filed a class action lawsuit in the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on behalf of over 1000 workers employed by Belfor USA Group, Inc., a major natural disaster reconstruction firm that provided rebuilding services in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendant and its subcontrac…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Navarrete-Cruz v. LVI Environmental Services of New Orleans, Inc.

2:06-cv-00489 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Feb. 1, 2006

Closed Date: 2007

On February 1, 2006, attorneys with the Immigrant Justice Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana filed a class action lawsuit in the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on behalf of hundreds of workers employed by LVI Environmental Services of New Orleans, Inc., a firm that provided rebuilding services to public elementary and high schools in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. Plaintiffs alleged LVI E…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Kramer v. New Orleans Saints

2:01-cv-02451 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Aug. 13, 2001

Closed Date: 2004

On August 13, 2001, two female employees of the New Orleans Saints Organization filed a lawsuit against the New Orleans Saints, its owner, and two of its partner corporations. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiffs alleged various violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). One of the two plaintiffs also alleged violations of the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). The p…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
David v. Signal International, LLC

2:08-cv-01220 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: March 7, 2008

Case Ongoing

This is the first case filed in the Signal International cases.On Mar. 7, 2008, twelve Indian guestworkers recruited for work in the United States in exchange for green cards filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, plaintiffs were recruited to provide labor and services to defendant Signal International, a company based in Mississippi with operations in the Gulf Coast region, which was in the busine…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Hugo Martin Recinos-Recinos v. Express Forestry Inc.

2:05-cv-01355 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: April 7, 2005

Case Ongoing

On April 7, 2005, attorneys with the Immigrant Justice Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on behalf of over 300 predominantly Guatemalan and Mexican migrant workers, admitted to work in the U.S. pursuant to H-2B temporary foreign worker visa program, who planted trees and performed other forestry-related activities for Express Forestry Inc. Plainti…