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Date: 10-16-2024
Case Style:
Jude Nwachukwu v. Colin Harruff
Case Number: 1:23-CV-1438
Judge: Sarah Evans Barker
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (Marion County)
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: James Alex Emerson and Matthew L. Hinkle
Description:
Indianapolis, Indiana civil rights act violation lawyer represented the Plaintiff.
Civil rights laws protect people from discrimination, harassment, and abuse in many settings, including the workplace, schools, housing, and voting. Some examples of civil rights violations include:
Discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
Police misconduct
Unwelcome sexual advances
Offensive remarks about a person's sex
Verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that affects an individual's employment
To file a lawsuit for a civil rights violation, you can:
File a civil rights complaint with the court
Set out facts and allegations in the complaint to show that the defendant is responsible for the violation
Consider whether to file in federal or state court
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights law that prohibits discrimination in many areas, including:
Hiring, promoting, and firing
Public accommodations
Federally funded programs
Voting rights
School desegregation
The FBI protects civil rights in the United States and investigates federal civil rights violations.
Outcome: 1 Acknowledgment of Dismissal - The parties have filed their Stipulation to Dismiss Case with Prejudice and the Court ACKNOWLEDGES that this case has been dismissed, with prejudice, with each party to pay its own costs, including attorneys' fees. Signed by Judge Sarah Evans Barker on 10/16/2024. (BAA) (Entered: 10/16/2024)
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