Civil Rights Cases and Investigations Involving
Servicemembers
and Veterans
Although this site provides information about statutes that specifically vindicate the rights of servicemembers and veterans, the Civil Rights Division has helped servicemembers and veterans through its enforcement of other statutes as well, some of which are listed below.
Settlements Under The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act*
- United States and the State of Kansas, October 15, 2010
- United States and the State of Mississippi, October 15, 2010
- United States and the State of North Dakota, October 8, 2010
- United States and the State of Nevada, October 4, 2010
- United States and the District of Columbia, September 17, 2010
- United States and the State of Colorado, September 16, 2010
- United States and the State of Hawaii, September 16, 2010
- United States and the State of Alaska, September 3, 2010
- United States and the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands, September 2, 2010
- United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, October 22, 2008
USERRA
Robert DeLee v. City of Plymouth, IN -- USERRA July 16, 2012
complaintMichael Russell v. Forsyth County Sheriff, NC -- USERRA June 7, 2012
complaint press releaseBrian Bailey v. Home Depot, USA, Inc., AZ -- USERRA April 5, 2012
complaint consent decree press releaseTenEyck LaTourrette v. United Airlines,Inc., CO -- USERRA March 13, 2012
complaint consent decreePaul Baetz v. City of Highland Park, MI -- USERRA February 13, 2012
complaint consent decree press releaseMark Greger v. Kohler Company, WI -- USERRA December 20, 2011
complaint consent decreeJeffrey Rawson v. City of Pittsfield, Massachusetts -- USERRA November 9, 2011
complaint consent decree press releaseMatthew King v. Lowe's -- USERRA November 3, 2011
complaint consent decree press releaseUnited States v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections -- USERRA October 27, 2011
complaint press releaseMichael Schutz v. City of Truman, Minnesota -- USERRA September 30, 2011
complaint consent decree press releaseKyle Sharp v. ServiceMaster 24-Hour; Gregory Tuller -- USERRA September 22, 2011
complaint consent decree press releaseDavid Axtell v. James J. Williams, Inc., -- USERRA June 30, 2011
complaint consent decree press releaseStephen Ralston v. South Bend Public Transportation -- USERRA May 25, 2011
complaint consent decree press release
Michael Doherty v. City of New York Police Department -- USERRA May 19, 2011
Robert Black v. City of New York Police Department -- USERRA May 19, 2011
Jonathon L. Goodwin v. Air Methods Corporation and LifeMed Alaska, LLC, -- USERRA April 7, 2011
Jon Fultz v. City of Winchester, Virginia -- USERRA March 25, 2011
complaint press release consent decree press release
United States v. City of Brockton, Massachusetts -- USERRA December 16, 2010
Joseph E. Janssens v. Portland General Electric -- USERRA December 15, 2010
Miguel Orozco Garduno v. Titan Laboratories, Inc., -- USERRA November 22, 2010
complaint consent decree press release
David Goodman v. City of New York Police Department -- USERRA July 9, 2010
United States v. Troy University -- USERRA May 11, 2010
complaint press release consent decreeRobert B. Robinson v. Milne Enterprise, Inc. -- USERRA April 27, 2010
complaint consent decree press releasePorotesano Faapouli v. County of Fresno -- USERRA March 3, 2010
complaint consent decree press release press release (02/26/10)Rocco Sylvester, Jr. v. Mort's Concrete, Inc.,. -- USERRA March 3, 2010
complaint consent decree press release
Michael J. Ellis v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company -- USERRA March 2, 2010 complaint consent decree press release
Eugene C. Burress v. MasTech Advanced Technologies -- USERRA February 23, 2010 complaint consent decree press release press release (2/04/2010)
George Lawton v. Newark Public Schools -- USERRA December 2, 2009 complaint press release consent decree
King A. Gatten v. Knight Protective Service, Inc. -- USERRA November 5, 2009 complaint consent decree press release
Matthew T. Denning v. Stonescape Pavers, LLC -- USERRA October 30,, 2009 complaint settlement agreement press release
Mathew B. Jeffries v. Mike Norris & Assoicates, P.C. -- USERRA October 1, 2009
Michael V. Crivello v. City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- USERRA July 9, 2009 complaint press release press release consent decree press release (1/19/2010)
United States v. State of Nevada -- USERRA June 15, 2009
complaint settlement agreementPaul F. Sutton v. City of Chesapeake -- USERRA May 22, 2009
complaint press releaseJose A. Ortega v. Synapse Data and Telecomm, Inc. -- USERRA May 7, 2009
complaint consent decree press releaseUnited States v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation -- USERRA May 5, 2009
complaintEmilio Pennes v. New York City Department of Correction -- USERRA April 30, 2009
complaintFrantz Julien v. Symphony Diagnostic Service, Inc. (d/b/a MobilexUSA -- USERRA March 20, 2009
David D. Sweatt v. Americraft Carton, Inc. -- USERRA March 13, 2009complaint consent decree
David Eckhardt v. Stimson Lumber Company -- (March 4, 2009)
complaint
Stephen Alasin v. Ecolab, Inc., -- (March 4, 2009) complaint consent decree
Kevin J. Stenger v. Wagner Industrial Electric, Inc. (February 27, 2009) (USERRA)
complaint press release
consent decree press release -- (05/19/09)
Suzanne L. Halverson v. Grand Forks County, North Dakota (January 29, 2009) (USERRA)
complaint consent decree press releaseJames O. Alston v. Hawthorne Paint Company, Inc. (January 12, 2009) (USERRA)
complaint consent decree press releaseRandall A. Slocum v. City of Iola, Kansas (December 31, 2008) (USERRA)
complaint consent decree press release
United States v. Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation USERRA December 30, 2008
complaint consent decree press release press release
U.S. v. North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts and Braswell, (November 14, 2008) (USERRA)
complaint settlement agreement press releaseWilliam Harbin v. LB&B Associates, Inc. (September 26, 2008) (USERRA)
complaint settlement agreementRebecca Dean v. DaVita, Inc. (September 25, 2008) (USERRA)
complaint consent decreeFrank Bonnin v. Smalltownpapers, Inc. (August 22, 2008) (USERRA)
complaint consent decreeCynthia Y. Davis v. City of Marion, Alabama (S.D. Ala. July 25, 2008) (USERRA)
Mary V. Williams v. Gibson County, Tennessee (W.D. TN May 2008) (USERRA)
complaint decreeU.S. v. New York State Department of Correctional Services (N.Y. April 2008) (USERRA)
complaint decreeSean K. Thornton v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (MD. Fla. 2008) (USERRA)
Russell C. Hogan v. United Parcel Service (MD. Fla. 2008) (USERRA)
Jerimiah Macintire v. Pan-O-Gold Baking Company (W.D. WI 2008) (USERRA)
Anthony D. Jackson v. Union County College (D. N.J. 2007) (USERRA)
Tracey Y. Marshall v. Hillsborough County and Clerk (M.D. Fla. 2007) (USERRA)
Jared N. Caldwell v. ACME Towing, Inc. (D. N.M. 2007) (USERRA)
Bernard Woodruff v. DTI Associates, Inc. (E.D. Va. 2007) (USERRA)
Earl G. Brantner v. Total Logistic Control, Inc. (E.D. Ca. 2007) (USERRA)
Brendon K. McKeage v. Town of Stewartstown (D. N.H. 2007)
Samuel G. Ellias v. Don Scoggins d/b/a Five Star Janitorial Supply (W.D. La. 2007) (USERRA)
complaint decreeStallings v. Marcum Electrical, Inc. (N.D. Ala. 2006) (USERRA)
Clark v. Securities Industry Association (D. D.C. 2006) (USERRA)
Kevin Bower v. Roadway Express, Inc. (D. Or. 2006) (USERRA)
Sean P. Donelan v. City of Highland Heights (E.D. Ky 2006) (USERRA)
complaintGoodreau v. Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC (M.D. Tenn. 2005) (USERRA)
Lincoln v. First Express, Inc. (D. N.J. 2005) (USERRA)
McCullough v. Independence Fire Department (W.D. Mo. 2005) (USERRA)
McLaughlin v. Newark Paperboard Products (W.D. Penn. 2006) (USERRA)
complaint memorandum opinion and order
Ortiz v. International Ethical Laboratories, Inc. (D. P.R. 2005) (USERRA)
U.S. v. Indiana Department of Correction (S.D. Ind. 2005) (USERRA)
Veryzer v. Mills & Murphy Software Systems, Inc. (M.D. Fla. 2005) (USERRA)
Villalobos v. Gulfstream Academy of Aeronautics, Inc. (S.D. Fla. 2005) (USERRA)
White v. S.O.G. Specialty Knives (W.D. Wash. 2005) (USERRA)
Woodall, McMahon & Madison v. American Airlines (N.D. Tex. 2006) (USERRA)
complaint memorandum opinion and order final order
SCRA
United States v. Occoquan Forest Drive, LLC (E.D. Va.)
summary complaint
United States v. Capital One, N.A. (E.D. Va.)
summary complaint consent order press release (07/26/12)
United States v. Bank of America Corp., Citibank, NA, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Ally Financial, Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. (D.D.C.)
summary
complaint
consent judgment with Bank of America Corp.
exhibits
United States v. Bank of America Corp., Citibank, NA, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Ally Financial, Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. (D.D.C.)
summary
complaint
consent judgment with Citibank, NA
exhibits
United States v. Bank of America Corp., Citibank, NA, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Ally Financial, Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. (D.D.C.)
summary
complaint
consent judgment with JPMorgan Chase & Co.
exhibits
United States v. Bank of America Corp., Citibank, NA, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Ally Financial, Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. (D.D.C.)
summary
complaint
consent judgment with Ally Financial, Inc.
exhibits
United States v. Bank of America Corp., Citibank, NA, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Ally Financial, Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. (D.D.C.)
summary
complaint
consent judgment with Wells Fargo & Co.
exhibits
United States v. Empirian Property Management, Inc. (D. Neb.)
summary
complaint consent order press release (03/01/12)
United States v. Saxon Mortgage Services Inc. (N.D. Tex.)
summary
complaint consent order press release (05/26/11)
United States v. United States v. BAC Home Loan Servicing, LP f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP (C.D. Cal.)
summary
complaint consent order press release (05/26/11)
Bank of America Corporation
summary
memorandum agreement press release (05/26/11)
Andre Gordon v. Pete’s Auto Service of Denbigh, Inc. (4th Cir. ) April 6, 2010
summary
brief for the United States as amicus curiae in support of plaintiff-appellant urging reversal (4/16/10)
supplemental brief for the United states as amicus curiae in support of plaintiff-appellant urging reversal (11/29/10)
United States v. Stone Legacy Corp., et al. (W.D. Wis. 2009)
summary complaint stipulation of settlement
United States v. Akhavan (E.D. Va. 2009)
summary complaint consent order press release (09/24/09)Homecomings Financial, LLC (2008)
summary resolution letter press release (12/15/08)
United States v. B.C. Enterprises ("Aristocrat") (E.D. Va.)
summary consent order (5/2/12) press release (5/1/12) United States' supplement brief as appellee (4/7/11) United States’ brief as appellee (6/25/10) order on motion for judgment on the pleadings (3-11-10) press release (12/10/08) amended complaint (11/2/09) Order on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment and Motion to Intervene (11/6/09) order denying motion to dismiss ( 6/24/09)
Fair Housing
United States v. Fox Point at Redstone Ass'n, Inc. (D. Utah) (Fair Housing Act)
summary complaint consent decree press release (2/27/12)
U.S. v. Brosh (S.D. Ill. 2003) (Fair Housing Act)
summary complaint bench trial decision (PDF version 578KB) press release (12/1/03)
U.S. v. Maldonado d/b/a Midway Mobile Home Park (D. Kan. 2003) (Fair Housing Act)
summary complaint press release (2/13/02) consent decree press release (1/29/03)
Institutionalized Persons
Ft. Bayard Medical Center Investigation (D. N.M. 2006) (CRIPA)
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Voting
United States v. State of Georgia (N.D. Ga. 2004) (UOCAVA)
complaint preliminary relief stipulation and order of dismissal as well as a memorandum of understanding
United States v. State of New York (N.D.N.Y. 2009) (UOCAVA)
United State v. Commonwealth of Virginia (E.D. Va. 2009) (UOCAVA)
This brochure provides a brief explanation of the civil rights of servicemembers, as well as information about how to learn more or to file a complaint if you believe your rights have been violated.