Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights

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EVANS et al v. DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, CITY OF et alOctober 5, 2007May 16, 2008
Plaintiffs David F. Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann were Duke lacrosse players. They alleged that defendants, individually and in concert, maliciously conspired to bring charges of rape, sexual assault, and kidnapping against them by suppressing and manufacturing evidence.
Mou v. City of San Jose et alNovember 13, 2007May 15, 2008
Complaint against library for banning patron after altercation (allegedly by another).
Blaszkowski et al v. Mars Inc. et alMay 9, 2007May 12, 2008
Tajalle v. City of Seattle et alSeptember 27, 2007May 6, 2008
First Amendment, Search and Seizure, Unlawful Ejectment claims against library by disabled person.
SNYDER v. MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY et alApril 25, 2007May 5, 2008
Wareham Free Library et al v. Wareham, Town of et alSeptember 25, 2007April 29, 2008
Claim that public library and its trustees improperly transferred public monies to a private library foundation.
Hunt v. Hillsborough County et alJuly 3, 2007April 28, 2008
Claim that library patrons should be able to bring their own scanners instead of paying to use photocopy machine.
Bradburn et al v. North Central Regional Library DistrictNovember 16, 2006April 23, 2008
First Amendment claim against library for overblocking websites with its filters, and not disabling the filters on request
INTERACTIVE MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT AND GAMING ASSOCIATION, INC. v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES et alJune 5, 2007April 16, 2008
Plaintiff Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association, Inc. allege that The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 interferes with constitutionally protected expressive association, interferes with the constitutional right of privacy, interferes with plaintiff's members' protected commercial speech, is an ultra vires act, violates a World Trade Organization order, constitutes Ex Post Facto criminalization of plaintiff's members' activities, violates the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
John and Jane Does v. Thacker et alSeptember 28, 2007March 25, 2008
Pro se complaint that public library is setting unnecessarily short time limits on users of Internet terminals.
CARRINGTON et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et alFebruary 21, 2008February 21, 2008
Thornton v. City of KirkwoodJanuary 18, 2007January 28, 2008
Faith Center Church Evengelist Ministries et al v. Glover et alJuly 30, 2004January 18, 2008
First Amendment claim by religious group who claims that a public library is not allowing it to hold services in the meeting room. 6/07 Plaintiff has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn 9th Circuit decision.
Riches v. SimpsonOctober 17, 2007January 16, 2008
Riches v. Stewart et alOctober 15, 2007January 16, 2008
MCFADYEN et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et alDecember 18, 2007December 18, 2007
Doe v. United States Air Force et alMay 7, 2007November 12, 2007
Plaintiff, a former Senior Intelligence Analyst for U.S. Special Forces, alleged that he was retaliated against and threatened with additional retaliation if he testified or provided evidence about his pre-9/11 warning about possible terrorist attacks by Bin Laden inside the United States and how he was being treated by the Air Force to Congress at the 9/11 Commission.
Williams v. Grand Rapids Public LibrarySeptember 8, 2006November 9, 2007
Due Process, Equal Protection claims by patron who says he was told to leave the library because he looked at topless women on his own laptop (not on the Internet). Librarian was not representing library policy, which only forbid "obscenity" not nudity, so Library not liable.
Alexander et al v. Cahill et alFebruary 1, 2007October 30, 2007
Plaintiffs sought injunctive and declaratory relief against New York's lawyer disciplinary committee over the state's new mandatory ethics rules that governed lawyer advertising.
Gordon v. Impulse Marketing Group IncNovember 23, 2004October 29, 2007
Plaintiff alleged that defendant Impulse Marketing Group, Inc. sent spam e-mail to the domain Gordonworks.com.
Carter v. Cheyenne Public LibraryOctober 1, 2007October 26, 2007
Pro se complaint, First, Fourth and other Constitutional Amendments.
Riches v. Lopez et alOctober 23, 2007October 24, 2007
Riches v. Thomas et alOctober 16, 2007October 24, 2007
Riches v. Aguilera et alOctober 22, 2007October 22, 2007
Jonathan Lee Riches v. Dan Rather et alOctober 19, 2007October 22, 2007
Riches v. Al-Arian et alOctober 16, 2007October 17, 2007
Riches v. Trump et alOctober 12, 2007October 15, 2007
Riches v. Simpson et alSeptember 26, 2007October 12, 2007
Christine Varad v. Reed Elsevier IncorporatedAugust 8, 2006October 12, 2007
Plaintiff Christine Varad alleges that defendant Reed-Elsevier Incorporated d/b/a Lexis-Nexis Corporation and Lexis-Nexis Accurint violated her rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to provide her with a complete copy of her file as held by Lexis Nexis Accurint, which was used by a third party in making employment decisions.
Riches v. National Aeronautics and Space Administration et alOctober 11, 2007October 11, 2007
Plaintiff sued the National Aeronautics and Space Administration "NASA", John F. Kennedy Space Center, Lisa Nowak d/b/a "Space Astronaut", Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and the Space Shuttle Challenger for NASA Harassment. Plaintiff seeks the return of copyrighted and patented material belonging to Jonathan Lee Riches, i.e., jet fuel, space suits, moon rocks, mercury, DNA from pluto. Plaintiff also moves for a TRO prohibiting defendants from launching any material away from Earth without plaintiff's written permission. Plaintiff claims that defendants are in a major conspiracy to defraud American tax payers and Congress, and that he learned this through his sexual relationship with Lisa Nowak who brought secret documents to him in prison. Plaintiff also asserts that his ex-girlfriend Lisa Nowak told him that the Mars rover isn't at Mars, but in an Arizona desert to make people believe NASA has been to Mars to justify federal funding. Nowak also allegedly told plaintiff that the International Space Station is a trailer that was bought from a Miami Winnebago dealership for $1,200.
Kamparosyan et al v. City of New York et alJuly 3, 2007October 11, 2007
Plaintiffs Nicholas R. Kamparosyan and Telemak E. Kamparosyan allege that security guards physically abused them and members of the New York Police Department falsely arrested them while they were attending a New York Mets baseball game at Shea Stadium.
Dunne v. Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners et alJune 25, 2007October 9, 2007
Plaintiff alleged that the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court have engaged in constitutionally invidious discrimination by including an inappropriate question on the Massachusetts Bar Examination compelling plaintiff to write an affirmative response explicitly and implicitly accepting, supporting and promoting homosexual marriage and homosexual parenting as a prerequisite to the practice of law in the State of Massachusetts.
Manzanares v. Elko County School District et alFebruary 13, 2007October 9, 2007
Plaintiff sued defendants Elko County School District, Gary Lee Jones, Sr., and the Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Plaintiff alleged that the Gary Lee Jones served as the Branch President of the LDS Church and as a building superintendent of the Elko County School District. Plaintiff further alleged that the LDS Church and the Elko County School District were informed that Gary Lee Jones engaged in inappropriate conduct and sexually abused plaintiff, but neither parties took any action to protect plaintiff or report the sexual abuse to law enforcement authorities.
Riches v. Joel et alOctober 3, 2007October 5, 2007
Plaintiff alleged that defendant Billy Joel the Singer is his step-father, and sent him to defendant Vision Quest Psychiatric Facility in Franklin, Pennsylvania. Plaintiff alleged that Vision Quest forced him to sleep in teepees with no UFO radar defense system. Plaintiff also alleged that Italian hitmen made him sign an omerta silence oath, Vision Quest made him travel around the country in horse and buggies like the Amish, and "We Didn't Start the Fire" was in the stingrays head when it killed the croc master Steven Irwin.
Doyle v. McConagha et alJanuary 3, 2007October 4, 2007
Due process claim by library patron after he was barred from the library, for allegedly harassing another patron
Riches v. JonesOctober 1, 2007October 3, 2007
Riches v. SimpsonSeptember 19, 2007October 1, 2007
Plaintiff alleges that defendant Orenthal James (OJ) SImpson will go on a crime spree to finance his Las Vegas legal defense, will kidnap plaintiff's foot and return it to the football hall of fame. "I was a NFL kicker in 1752 through 1765. I can kick field goals 90 yards, ask O.J. or ask the warden or ask Jeeves." Plaintiff also claims that O.J. Simpson forced him to sue Michael Vick, Senator Larry Craig, and "Roman Priests."
Riches v. Simpson et alSeptember 24, 2007September 28, 2007
Plaintiff sued defendants Orenthal James Simpson and John Evander Covey. Plaintiff alleged that O.J. Simpson is gathering his friends and will attack him once and for all. Plaintiff charges that defendants plan to hire Blackwater USA and the Army Rangers who rescued Jessica Lynch to launch an attack on him. Plaintiff further alleges that Charleston, South Carolina, is a breeding ground for O.J. Simpson followers who conduct nightly O.J. dances and chants, wiccan howling at the moon, and piercing through their noses. He alleges that defendants plan to kidnap him and sacrifice him at these dances.
Riches v. ImusAugust 28, 2007September 28, 2007
Plaintiff Jonathan Lee Riches claims that he is a professional entertainer who specializes in music, identity theft, computer hacking, yoga, equestrian mule riding, coal mining, time travel and skeet shooting. He alleges that defendant Don Imus hired him for weekly performance shows at defendant's ranch for $3.5 million per year. Plaintiff further alleges that defendant would secretly record plaintiff and broadcast him without hiss consent, called him "A white nappy headed ho-mo," and fired him.
Jayne v. Google Internet Search Engine FoundersSeptember 18, 2007September 27, 2007
Plaintiff sued the founders of the Google internet search engine and alleged that his social security number when turned upside down is a scrambled code that spells the name Google.
Riches v. Simpson et alSeptember 26, 2007September 26, 2007
Riches v. Simpson et alSeptember 26, 2007September 26, 2007
Murawski v. New York State Board of Elections et alNovember 6, 2006September 26, 2007
Plaintiff William E. Murawski sued defendants the New York State Board of Elections and the New York City Board of Elections seeking to enjoin the general election held on November 7, 2006 because the State Board of Election refused to place his name on the ballot as a gubernatorial candidate. Plaintiff later sought a declaration that the New York State Election Law was largely unconstitutional and added former governor George Pataki, former mayor Rudolph Giuliani, former attorney general Eliot Spitzer, mayor Michael Bloomberg as defendants. Plaintiff also sued IAC/Interactive Corp., Ronald M. Gunzberger, and Yahoo! Inc. because they undermined his master election plan to be elected governor. Plaintiff alleged that defendant Ronald Gunzburger declined to list plaintiff on his website, http://Politics1.com, and also that Gunzberger defamed him by placing plaintiff's name in a list directly below a member of the Communist Party. Plaintiff alleged that Ask.com erroneously showed plaintiff to be associated with the Communist Party as a result of the alleged statement on the Politics1.com website, and that defendant Yahoo! Inc. refused to permit him to post e-mail messages to various Yahoo! Groups, thus denying him access to millions of voters.
RICHES v. KARR et alSeptember 24, 2007September 25, 2007
Riches v. Simpson et alSeptember 21, 2007September 24, 2007
Plaintiff alleges that defendant Steve Jobs d/b/a CEO Apple Computer Inc. is arranging to secretly release defendant O.J. Simpson from prison to "radio wave warp" him. Plaintiff alleges that he negotiated a plea bargain with Steve Jobs while he sat in Cinderella's castle in the Magic Kingdom , but talks broke down with the UAW and Detroit. Plaintiff also accuses Jobs of price gouging and alleges that he bought an Apple iPhone for $929.01 at the FCI Williamsburg Prison Commissary, and now Jobs sells the iPod for $189. Plaintiff also charges that O.J. Simpson is using his credit to finance Apple technology to mind manipulate his Las Vegas jury. The XLP8-52 gig software will make each juror say not guilty. The same software was used in his trial as a test, but Jobs secretly put water to glitch the computers and made all the juror say guilty instead.
Riches v. Simpson et alSeptember 20, 2007September 24, 2007
Riches v. SimpsonSeptember 19, 2007September 24, 2007
Riches v. Presley et alAugust 31, 2007August 31, 2007
Plaintiff Jonathan Lee Riches, "heir to the royal throne," seeks 41 cents for damages and the return of the Jonathan Lee Riches Chronicles from defendants Elvis Presley and Neverland Ranch. Plaintiff alleges that Elvis Presley is a Rock n Rollin war crime criminal and that Presley is in preparation and training to be Bin Laden's #2 deputy. (Plaintiff also included a photo of Elvis and Bin Laden in front of the Frontier as an exhibit). Plaintiff charges that Elvis plans to use his guitar in Vegas as a weapon of mass destruction. Plaintiff also alleges that Elvis took his sideburns, put a stick in his bicycle spoke and suffocated him with a Chips Ahoy bag. He also charges that Suge Knight hung him from an Econo Lodge balcony with Vanilla Ice. As for Neverland, plaintiff contends that it is a training ground for disgruntled postal workers and hosts nightly pagan dances.
RICHES v. ONSTAR CORPORATION et alAugust 16, 2007August 31, 2007
Plaintiff alleges that the OnStar Corporation is in a vast conspiracy with the Uniform Commercial Code to track our movements for the "New World Order," OnStar stole his original technology and used it for their financial gain, and OnStar's false advertising is sending subliminal messages through radio and television frequencies.
Stark et al v. Seattle Seahawks et alNovember 29, 2006June 22, 2007
Nazaruk v. eBay et alMarch 22, 2006June 11, 2007
Langdon v. Google Inc. et alMay 17, 2006June 1, 2007
Plaintiff Christopher Langdon complains that defendants Google, Inc., Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft Corp. declined to accept advertising from plaintiff for his websites www.ncjusticefraud.com and www.chinaisevil.com.
WALDHAUER et al v. MENU FOODS INC et alMarch 26, 2007May 11, 2007
Roy v. CBS Inc. et alApril 18, 2007May 8, 2007
Venable v. Reed Elsevier, Inc.May 7, 2004March 30, 2007
Baum et al v. Maplewood City Library et alMarch 13, 2006February 28, 2007
First Amendment claim against library that its filters overblock websites with constitutionally protected speech, such as hate speech. Consent judgment requires libraries to disable filters on request by adults for bona fide purposes, and to stop overblocking beyond CIPA categories. (e.g. must not...
Doe et al v. City of Worcester et alJuly 6, 2006December 21, 2006
Equal protection and First Amendment challenge by patrons and homeless coalition based on different borrowing privileges based on permanent address status. Settlement agreement reached and posted here.
Entertainment Software Association et al v. Granholm et alSeptember 21, 2005November 30, 2006
Parr v. Board of Trustees for the Twin Falls Public LibraryMay 25, 2006November 3, 2006
First Amendment claim by patron who says he was denied access to library computers. Dismissed because patron did not claim actual injury - he was able to use computers at another library.
Bethea v. National Football League, Inc.October 15, 2004October 24, 2006
Demar v. Chicago White Sox, Ltd., The et alSeptember 6, 2005September 28, 2006
Lewis v. Milwaukee BrewersDecember 21, 2005September 21, 2006
Marino v. Board of Trustees of the Columbus Metropolitan LibraryFebruary 3, 2006March 29, 2006
Challenges library behavior code. Withdrawn complaint.
Riches v. BushFebruary 16, 2006March 27, 2006
Roberts v. Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, LLPSeptember 16, 2005March 27, 2006
More, et al v. Obama for Senate, et alNovember 8, 2004May 11, 2005
Plank v. The Mormon Churches of the Church of Latter Day SaintsJanuary 26, 2005April 5, 2005
BIG HAT BOOKS et al v. PROSECUTORS:May 7, 2008 
Plaintiffs Big Hat Books, Boxcar Books and Community Center, Inc., American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana Foundation, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, Association of American Publishers, Entertainment Merchants Association, Freedom to Read Foundation, National Association of Recording Merchandisers, Great Lakes Booksellers Association, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association challenges the constitutionality of House Enrolled Act No. 1042, which requires that persons and entities that intend to offer for sale or to sell literature and other matters deemed harmful to minors under Indiana law register with the Secretary of State and pay a fee.
Manfredonia v. YAHOO!, Inc.April 14, 2008 
Citizens For Community Values, Inc v. Upper Arlington Public Library Board of TrusteesMarch 7, 2008 
Padilla et al v. YooJanuary 4, 2008 
Riches v. Power 99.3 FM et alDecember 27, 2007 
Riches v. Sundance Film Festival, The et alDecember 26, 2007 
Riches v. WLTX News 19December 26, 2007 
Riches v. WFMY News 2December 26, 2007 
Riches v. BelafonteDecember 26, 2007 
Riches v. Horovitz et alDecember 26, 2007 
Riches v. ZirnkiltonDecember 26, 2007 
Riches v. Altria Group IncDecember 26, 2007 
Riches v. AliDecember 26, 2007 
Riches v. FriedmanDecember 26, 2007 
Riches v. FairchildDecember 20, 2007 
Riches v. De LaurentiisDecember 20, 2007 
Riches v. Gran Telescopio CanariasDecember 20, 2007 
Riches v. ScherzingerDecember 20, 2007 
Riches v. Somali PiratesDecember 20, 2007 
Riches v. Simpson et alSeptember 26, 2007 
Riches v. ImusAugust 28, 2007 
Gates v. Starbucks Corporation et alJuly 9, 2007 
Shapiro v. City of Virginia Beach Central LibraryJune 7, 2006 
Americans with Disabilities Act claim
Sinclair v. Obama et alFebruary 11, 2008