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DISABILITY RIGHTS
Washington Protection & Advocacy System v. Evergreen School District

3:03-cv-05062 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Feb. 5, 2003

Closed Date: Sept. 25, 2003

This is a case about whether a protection and advocacy agency (P&A) can use its access authority for parent/guardian directory records from a school district. On February 5, 2003, Washington Protection & Advocacy System filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against Evergreen School District. The P&A filed this lawsuit under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act), and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals wit…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Reynoldson v. City of Seattle

2:15-cv-01608 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Oct. 8, 2015

Case Ongoing

On October 8, 2015, Plaintiffs, a group of individuals with mobility disabilities filed this lawsuit, on behalf of themselves and a class, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Represented by Disability Rights Washington, Plaintiffs alleged that the City of Seattle unlawfully discriminated against those with mobility disabilities by failing to comply with state and federal regulations addressing accessibility for people with disabilities in its construction, and mai…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. King County Washington

2:20-cv-00203 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2020

Closed Date: March 20, 2023

On February 10, 2020, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The DOJ sued King County, Washington and its Executive under 28 U.S.C. § 2201 and the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA) and sought declaratory and injunctive relief. The case was assigned to Judge Robert J. Bryan.  On April 23, 2019, the King County Executive signed King County Executive Order PFC-7-1-EO ("Airport EO"), prohibiting the transporta…
CHILD WELFARE
D.S. v. Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families

2:21-cv-00113 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Jan. 28, 2021

Closed Date: Sept. 21, 2022

This is a case about the treatment of children in the care of the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) with behavioral health and/or developmental disabilities. On January 28th, 2021, three children under the care of DCYF brought a class-action suit along with Disability Rights Washington against DCYF in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. The case was assigned to Judge Barbara J. Rothstein. Disability Rights Washington argued …
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Dunakin v. Quiqley

2:14-cv-00567 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: April 16, 2014

Closed Date: Sept. 30, 2020

After budget cuts, an intermediate care facility serving individuals with intellectual disabilities operated by Washington State was ordered to cut costs by up to $1.8 million. To comply with the October 2010 order, management moved 27 residents from the intermediate care facility to its nursing facility and simultaneously reduced programs and staffing at both sites. After bringing problems to the attention of state agencies, investigations by Disability Rights Washington (DRW)—the state Nation…
REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
Washington v. United States Food and Drug Administration

1:23-cv-03026 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

Filed Date: Feb. 23, 2023

Case Ongoing

On February 23, 2023, ten states led by the state of Washington filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington against the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”).  The states sought an injunction against the January 2023 Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (“REMS”) restrictions imposed by the FDA on the drug mifepristone, a commonly prescribed abortion drug.  The states claimed t…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Washington v. The GEO Group Inc.

3:17-cv-05806 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Sept. 20, 2017

Case Ongoing

This case addressed whether a Washington State minimum wage law applied to immigration detainees. The state of Washington filed suit in the Pierce County Superior Court on September 20, 2017. The defendant was the GEO Group, Inc., a for-profit corporation that operated the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC). Washington alleged two causes of action. First, they claimed defendant’s policy of paying immigrant detainees only $1 per day violated the Washington Minimum Wage Act (MWA), which set the mi…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
Chen v. GEO

3:17-cv-05769 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2017

Case Ongoing

On September 26, 2017, a former immigrant detainee of the Northwest Detention Center filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The case was assigned to Judge Robert J. Bryan. The plaintiff sued The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO), the for-profit corporation that operated the detention center, under state law, claiming that GEO’s policy of paying immigrant detainees involved in the federal Voluntary Work Program only $1 per day for their labor violated the Washi…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Silvia Guevara Enriquez v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

2:23-cv-00097 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Jan. 23, 2023

Case Ongoing

This is a case about the delays in processing times for provisional unlawful presence waivers in visa applications. On January 23, 2023, a group of immigrants filed this putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. The plaintiffs sued the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and its director under Section 702 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Represented by both private counsel and the American Immigrati…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Disability Rights Washington v. Penrith Farms

2:09-cv-00024 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

Filed Date: Jan. 29, 2009

Closed Date: Oct. 6, 2009

This is a case about whether a Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency can use its access authority in an unlicensed group home. On January 29, 2009, Disability Rights Washington, Washington’s P&A, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Disability Rights Washington filed this lawsuit against Penrith Farms (Penrith), an unlicensed group home provider, under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) and Protection and Adv…