Mabry et al v. City of East Chicago et al
Plaintiff: Kendra Mabry, Angela Espinoza and Roberto Cabello, Jr.
Defendant: City of East Chicago, Anthony Copeland, BP Products North America, Inc., EI DuPont de Nemours and Company, Atlantic Richfield Company, East Chicago Housing Authority and Tia Cauley
Case Number: 2:2016cv00402
Filed: September 15, 2016
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Office: Hammond Office
County: Lake
Presiding Judge: John E Martin
Presiding Judge: Joseph S Van Bokkelen
Nature of Suit: Housing/Accommodations
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 405
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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February 28, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 240 OPINION AND ORDER granting 238 Motion to Retax Costs. The court VACATES the 237 Notice of Costs Taxed and ORDERS that Plaintiffs are not obligated to pay Defendants' costs incurred in this litigation. Signed by Judge Joseph S Van Bokkelen on 2/28/24. (nal)
November 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 154 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 153 , DISMISSING Counts III, IV, V, and VII, and DISMISSING Counts VIII and IX insofar as they assert claims for the personal liability of Anthony Copeland and Tia Cauley for the Fair Housing Act disparate impact claims, the claim for violation of Section 1982, and the claim for violation of due process. Signed by Judge Joseph S Van Bokkelen on 11/4/2021. (lhc)
October 20, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 153 AMENDED REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 129 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by East Chicago Housing Authority, Tia Cauley, City of East Chicago, Anthony Copeland. The Court hereby RECOMMENDS that the District Cou rt GRANT Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [DE 129] and dismiss Counts III, IV, V, and VII and dismiss counts VIIi and IX insofar as they assert claims for the personal liability of Anthony Copeland and Tia Cauley for the Fair Housing Act disparate impact claims, the claim for violation of Section 1982, and the claim for violation of due process. Objections to R&R within 14 days. Signed by Magistrate Judge John E Martin on 10/20/2021. (jdb)
March 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 119 OPINION AND ORDER: The Court hereby GRANTS the Request for Judicial Notice in Support of Atlantic Richfield Company and BP Product North America Inc.'s Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint 106 as desc ribed above. The Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint 91 : The Court GRANTS the motion insofar as it seeks to amend the Complaint to add claims of discrimination against the City o f East Chicago and East Chicago Housing Authority, and against East Chicago Mayor Anthony Copland and East Chicago Housing Authority Director Tia Cauley in their official and individual capacities, including claims for discriminatory intent and dispa rate impact in violation of the Fair Housing Act 42 U.S.C. § 3604(a), (b), violations of § 1982, and violations of the Equal Protection Clause and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court DENIES the motion to amend the Complaint as to all claims against Defendants BP Products North America, Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company, and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and all claims under 42 U.S.C. § 3617. The Court ORDERS Plaintiffs to file an amended complaint co nsistent with this Opinion and the Opinions granting previous motions to dismiss by 4/21/2021. Defendants' answers are to be filed in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(a). Signed by Magistrate Judge John E Martin on 3/24/2021. (bas)
February 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 83 OPINION AND ORDER The Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part 53 Defendants East Chicago Housing Authority and Tia Cauley's Motion to Dismiss. The Court DISMISSES without prejudice (1) the Fair Housing Act claims for intentional discrimination and disparate impact, (2) the § 1982 claim, and (3) the Equal Protection Clause claim. The Court DISMISSES with prejudice the § 1983 claims against Cauley in her official capacity. The Due Process claim REMAINS PENDING as to ECHA and Cauley in her individual capacity. The Tenants have (28) twenty-eight days after the entry of this Opinion and Order within which to file a motion for leave to amend their complaint. Signed by Judge Joseph S Van Bokkelen on 2/11/20. (kjp)
September 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 77 OPINION AND ORDER: For the reasons set forth in the Opinion and Order, the motion of defendants BP Products North America Inc. and Atlantic Richfield Company to dismiss the Plaintiffs' complaint as to them 39 is GRANTED. Their request for jud icial notice 41 is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The motion of defendant E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company to dismiss the Plaintiffs' complaint as to them 42 is GRANTED. Their request for judicial notice 43 is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Signed by Judge Joseph S Van Bokkelen on 9/27/2017. (jss)
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Plaintiff: Kendra Mabry
Represented By: Roberto Alejandro Mendoza
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Plaintiff: Angela Espinoza
Represented By: Roberto Alejandro Mendoza
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Plaintiff: Roberto Cabello, Jr.
Represented By: Roberto Alejandro Mendoza
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Defendant: City of East Chicago
Represented By: Michael E Tolbert
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Defendant: Anthony Copeland
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Defendant: BP Products North America, Inc.
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Defendant: EI DuPont de Nemours and Company
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Defendant: Atlantic Richfield Company
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Defendant: East Chicago Housing Authority
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