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United States of America v. Police Department of Baltimore City, et al.

Date: 04-08-2017

Case Number: 17-cv-0099

Judge: James K. Bredar

Court: United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Puneet Cheema, Maureen Johnston, Timothy Donald Mygatt and Seth Wayne for the United States of America

Monique L. Dixon for Community Churches for Community Development, Inc.

Defendant's Attorney: Glenn Todd Marrow for Baltimore Police Department

Debo Adegbile, Brent Gurney, David E Ralph, Suzanne Sangree for Mayor of Baltimore City and City Council

Description:

The United States of America filed a complaint against the Police Department of Baltimore City and the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore for declaratory and injunctive relief under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

The City denied the allegations.

A joint motion and memorandum filed by the parties requested that the Court enter a proposed Consent Decree addressing the claims set forth in the complaint.

The Court solicited public comments concerning the proposed Consent Decree. Please click here to see the comments received. Supplemental comments postmarked prior to the Court's deadline are available here.

On April 6, 2017, the Court held a Public Fairness Hearing and heard comments from members of the public on the proposed Consent Decree.

Order Approving and Entering Consent Decree

Proposed Consent Decree

Complaint

Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Decree

Memorandum in Support of Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Decree

Outcome:

Settled

Plaintiff's Experts:

Defendant's Experts:

Comments:

Editor's Comment: This case would not have been filed in Attorney Jeff Sessions had been the Attorney General when it was filed.

About This Case

What was the outcome of United States of America v. Police Department of Baltimor...?

The outcome was: Settled

Which court heard United States of America v. Police Department of Baltimor...?

This case was heard in United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore County), MD. The presiding judge was James K. Bredar.

Who were the attorneys in United States of America v. Police Department of Baltimor...?

Plaintiff's attorney: Puneet Cheema, Maureen Johnston, Timothy Donald Mygatt and Seth Wayne for the United States of America Monique L. Dixon for Community Churches for Community Development, Inc.. Defendant's attorney: Glenn Todd Marrow for Baltimore Police Department Debo Adegbile, Brent Gurney, David E Ralph, Suzanne Sangree for Mayor of Baltimore City and City Council.

When was United States of America v. Police Department of Baltimor... decided?

This case was decided on April 8, 2017.