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POLICING
United States v. Puerto Rico

3:12-cv-02039 | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Filed Date: Dec. 21, 2012

Case Ongoing

On December 21, 2012, after a thorough investigation, the United States, represented by the Department of Justice (DOJ), filed suit against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its police department pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. § 14141. The Government alleged that the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB) violated the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments by engaging in unlawful patterns and practices. Filed along with the complaint was a joint m…
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…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Arlene Ocasio v. Comisión Estatal de Elecciones

3:20-cv-01432 | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Filed Date: Aug. 20, 2020

Closed Date: Sept. 23, 2020

On August 20, 2020, two Puerto Rican citizens, aged sixty-seven and sixty-nine years old, who were at risk of severe complications from COVID-19 ("the plaintiffs") filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. The plaintiffs alleged that the Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico (“the Commission”), the Puerto Rican government agency that oversees and manages elections in Puerto Rico, and the President of the Commission violated their rights under the Fir…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
United States v. Puerto Rico

3:94-cv-02080 | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Filed Date: Aug. 10, 1994

Case Ongoing

On August 10, 1994, after conducting a comprehensive investigation, the United States filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. The U.S. sued the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the governor, various executive officials, and the directors of several juvenile facilities under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997 et seq. The U.S., represented by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney'…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Feliciano v. Parole Board of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

3:79-cv-00004 | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Filed Date: Jan. 3, 1979

Case Ongoing

On January 3, 1979, prisoners housed in Puerto Rican prisons filed this class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, against the Administration of Corrections of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The plaintiffs, represented by the Civil Action and Education Corporation, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that the prison system provided inadequate healthcare. They also alleged that the living conditions in …
MENTAL HEALTH (FACILITY)
Navarro-Ayala v. Hernandez-Colon

3:74-cv-01301 | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Filed Date: Nov. 25, 1974

Closed Date: 2017

On November 25, 1974, patients at the Rio Piedras Psychiatric Hospital (RPPH) in San Juan, Puerto Rico filed a class action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. The plaintiffs, represented by Puerto Rico Legal Services and the Civil Action and Education Corporation, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief. They alleged that their constitutional rights had been violated by overcrowding, inadequaci…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Ortiz v. International Ethical Laboratories

3:05-cv-01267 | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Filed Date: March 9, 2005

Closed Date: 2007

On March 9, 2005, the U.S. Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4333 ("USERRA"), in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico against International Ethical Laboratories, Inc. ("IEL"). The D.O.J. sought injunctive and monetary relief on behalf of an employee who also served in the Army National Guard.The employee served as an E-4 Specialist in the Army National Guard from 1991 to …
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
U.S. v. Puerto Rico

3:99-cv-01435 | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Filed Date: April 21, 1999

Case Ongoing

On May 15, 1996, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent notice to the Governor of Puerto Rico that it was conducting an investigation into the conditions of confinement at Integral Services ("CIS") in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, pursuant to its authority under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ("CRIPA"), 42 U.S.C. § 1997. CIS was one of six state-operated residential facilities serving persons with developmental disabilities in Puerto Rico. The DO…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. Eureka Marine Products, Inc.

3:06-cv-01344 | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Filed Date: March 31, 2006

Closed Date: 2008

On March 31, 2006, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought this suit against Eureka Marine Products Co. of Puerto Rico, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. The complaint alleged the the defendant had terminated all employees over the age of 40, in violation of the Age Discrimination of Employment Act (ADEA). The EEOC sought injunctive and monetary relief. Judge Francisco Besosa was assigned to this case.Over the next several months, the EEOC atte…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
EEOC v. MOKA SHOE CORPORATION

3:06-cv-01976 | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2006

Closed Date: 2009

On September 29, 2006, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, on behalf of female employees of the defendant MOKA Shoe Corporation. The complaint alleged that one of the defendant's supervisors sexually harassed female employees, creating a hostile work environment. Furthermore, plaintiff alleged that two of the employ…