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United States and Alvera v. C.B.M. Group, Inc., No. 01-857-PA (D. Or. filed June 8, 2001): Filed suit under the premise that evicting a survivor from housing based on a episode of violence in the home had a disparate impact on women; therefore, this is a form of discrimination based on sex prohibited under the Fair Housing Act. The suit survived summary judgment and was successfully settled.
Warren v. Ypsilanti Housing Commission, No. 02-40034 (D. Mi, filed February 12, 2002): Survivor alleged a Fair Housing Act violation after Housing Authority after eviction based on one-strike rule. Case was successfully settled.
Bouley v. Young-Sabourin, 394 F. Supp. 2d 675 (D. Vt. 2005): Survivor was served an eviction notice after an incident of domestic violence stating that the incident violated the noise policies of the landlord. Suit was filed under a theory of disparate impact against a protected class (sex) under the Fair Housing Act. It survived summary judgment was settled favorably for the tenant.
Brooklyn Landlord v R.F Civil Court of Kings County (2007): Survivor was served an eviction notice from her Section 8 landlord after the batterer came to her building numerous times, and, finally, shot the security guard at the building who was attempting to aid the tenant. The case alleged that the eviction was in violation of the VAWA 2005 provisions and that the eviction constituted sex discrimination prohibited by the Fair Housing Act. The case was eventually favorably settled for the tenant.
_Blackwell v. H.A. Housing, LP, Et Al.,_No. 05-CV-01225-LTB-CBS (D. Colo., Filed July 1, 2005): Private landlord who owned numerous properties denied an emergency transfer for a survivor who was brutally attacked in her apartment. Suit was filed alleging that this consituted impermissible discrimination on the basis of sex based on a theory of disparate impact. The case was favorable settled, and included a new domestic violence policy instituted by the landlord.
Deborah Jones v. Housing Authority of Salt Lake City: No. 207 cv00734 (D. Utah, Filed 2007): Survivor sued under VAWA 2005 and Fair Housing Act after her Section 8 voucher was terminated following an incident of domestic violence where she was fled temporarily.
Lewis v. North End Village, No. 2:07-cv-10757 (D. MI filed February 21, 2007): Filed suit alleging Fair Housing Act violation when Defendant tried to evict Plaintiff after an incident of domestic violence causing damages to the apartment. The case settled in February of 2008.
Robinson vCincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority, No. 108 CV238 (D. Ohio, filed 2008): Filed suit after being denied an emergency transfer. Alleges that failure to grant emergency transfer for domestic violence is a Fair Housing Act and Equal Protection violation.
Robinson Complaint
Robinson TRO Motion and Affidavit/exhibits
Sample bifurcation papers from San Francisco 2006 Sample court order ordering abuser to leave but allowing victims to remain pursuant to VAWA. |
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Gonzales v. US IACHR Petition
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