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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 3601', '§ 1345', '§ 3614', '§ 1391', '§ 3602', '§\n3604', '§\n3604', '§ 3604', '§ 3604', '§ 3604', '§ 3601', '§ 3601', '§ 3602', '§ 3601', '§ 3614', '§ 3614']

United States v. Donald Sterling | Housing Discrimination (United States) | Justice
United States v. Donald Sterling
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4/28/2014 United States v. Donald Sterling, et al. (C.D. Cal.
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Deputy ChieI
JULIE J. ALLEN
E-mail: julie.allen¸usdoj.gov
E-mail: ming-yuen.meyer-Iong¸usdoj.gov
Housing & Civil EnIorcement Section
U.S. Department oI Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. - G Street
Tel: (202) 307-6275
ChieI, Civil Division
KEVIN B. FINN
CaliI. Bar No. 128072
E-mail: kevin.Iinn¸usdoj.gov
Federal Building, Suite 7516
Tel: (213) 894-6739
Fax: (213) 894-7327
Attorneys Ior PlaintiII
United States oI America
DONALD STERLING, individually, in his
capacity as trustee Ior the Sterling Family Trust,
and doing business as Beverly Hills Properties; COMPLAINT
ROCHELLE STERLING, individually and in (And Demand Ior Jury Trial)
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her capacity as trustee Ior the Sterling Family
Trust; STERLING FAMILY TRUST; and THE
KOREAN LAND COMPANY, L.L.C.
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PlaintiII United States oI America, alleges:
1. This action is brought by the United States to enIorce the Fair Housing Act, Title
VIII oI the Civil Rights Act oI 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing
Amendments Act oI 1988, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq. ('Fair Housing Act¨).
2. This Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1345 and 42
U.S.C. § 3614(a).
3. Venue in this district is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). The events or
omissions giving rise to this claim occurred in the Central District oI CaliIornia;
the property that is the subject oI the action is situated in the Central District oI
CaliIornia; and the DeIendants conduct business in this District.
4. DeIendant Donald Sterling and DeIendant Rochelle Sterling are residents oI Los
Angeles, CaliIornia, and are the owners and/or managers oI numerous multi-
Iamily residential rental properties located in Los Angeles County, CaliIornia.
5. Beverly Hills Properties is Donald Sterling`s 'doing business as¨ name. Beverly
Hills Properties manages multi-Iamily residential rental properties located in Los
Angeles County, CaliIornia.
6. DeIendant Sterling Family Trust holds title to and owns multi-Iamily residential
rental property in Los Angeles County.
7. At all times relevant to this Complaint, DeIendants Donald Sterling and Rochelle
Sterling have been trustees oI the DeIendant Sterling Family Trust, and are sued
herein both individually and as trustees oI the Sterling Family Trust.
8. DeIendant Korean Land Company is a CaliIornia limited liability company that
holds title to and owns multi-Iamily residential rental property in Los Angeles
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9. DeIendants` multi-Iamily residential rental properties in Los Angeles County are
dwellings within the meaning oI the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3602(b).
10. DeIendants Donald Sterling, Rochelle Sterling, and their agents and/or employees
have engaged in a pattern or practice oI discrimination on the basis oI race,
national origin, and Iamilial status in connection with the rental oI dwellings
owned by the Korean Land Company, the Sterling Family Trust, and Donald and
Rochelle Sterling, in violation oI the Fair Housing Act.
11. Donald Sterling, Rochelle Sterling, the Korean Land Company, and the Sterling
Family Trust have, at all times relevant to this Complaint, had the authority to
control and direct the agents who committed the discriminatory actions stated
12. The DeIendants and their agents have engaged in a pattern or practice oI
discrimination by, among other ways:
(a) ReIusing to rent to non-Koreans at the multi-Iamily residential rental
properties that DeIendants own or manage, or have owned or managed, in
the Koreatown section oI Los Angeles County;
(b) ReIusing to rent to AIrican-Americans at the multi-Iamily residential
rental properties that DeIendants own or manage, or have owned or
managed, in the Beverly Hills section oI Los Angeles County;
(c) ReIusing to rent to Iamilies with children at the multi-Iamily residential
managed, in Los Angeles County;
(d) Creating, maintaining, and perpetuating an environment that is hostile to
non-Korean tenants at the multi-Iamily residential rental properties that
DeIendants own or manage, or have owned or managed, in the Koreatown
section oI Los Angeles County;
(e) Providing inIerior treatment to non-Korean tenants in the terms,
conditions, and/or privileges oI a rental at the multi-Iamily residential rental
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(I) Misrepresenting the availability oI units to non-Koreans at the multi-
Iamily residential rental properties that DeIendants own or manage, or have
owned or managed, in the Koreatown section oI Los Angeles County;
(g) Misrepresenting the availability oI units to AIrican-Americans at the
multi-Iamily residential rental properties that DeIendants own or manage, or
have owned or managed, in the Beverly Hills section oI Los Angeles
(h) Misrepresenting the availability oI units to Iamilies with children at the
have owned or managed, in Los Angeles County;
(i) Making statements and publishing notices or advertisements in
connection with the rental oI units that express a preIerence Ior Korean
tenants and discrimination against non-Korean tenants; and
(j) Making statements or publishing notices or advertisements in connection
with the rental oI units that express discrimination against AIrican-
Americans and Iamilies with children as tenants.
13. At all relevant times DeIendants Donald Sterling, Rochelle Sterling, their agents
and/or their employees committed the discriminatory acts contained in Paragraph
12 as agents Ior the Korean Land Company, the Sterling Family Trust, or Donald
and Rochelle Sterling.
14. The conduct oI the DeIendants as described in Paragraph 12, constitutes:
(a) A reIusal to rent, a reIusal to negotiate Ior the rental oI, and conduct
otherwise making unavailable or denying dwellings to persons because oI
race, national origin, and Iamilial status, in violation oI 42 U.S.C. §
3604(a);
(b) Discrimination in the terms, conditions, or privileges, oI rental oI
dwellings on the basis oI race or national origin, in violation oI 42 U.S.C. §
3604(b);
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(c) Statements oI preIerence or limitation on the basis oI race, national origin
and Iamilial status in connection with the rental oI dwellings, in violation oI
42 U.S.C. § 3604(c);
(d) Publications or notices oI preIerence or limitation on the basis oI race or
national origin in connection with the rental oI dwellings, in violation oI 42
U.S.C. § 3604(c); and
(e) Misrepresentations regarding the availability oI units on the basis oI
race, national origin and Iamilial status, in violation oI 42
U.S.C. § 3604(d).
15. The conduct oI DeIendants, as described herein, was intentional, willIul, and
taken in disregard Ior the rights oI others.
16. The conduct oI the DeIendants described in Paragraph 12 constitutes:
(a)A pattern or practice oI resistance to the Iull enjoyment oI rights secured by the
Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.; and
(b)A denial to a group oI persons oI rights granted by the Fair Housing Act, 42
U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., which denial raises an issue oI general public importance.
17. Individuals who were subjected to DeIendants` discriminatory housing practices
are aggrieved persons as deIined by the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3602(i),
and have suIIered actual injury and damages as a result oI DeIendants` conduct as
A. Declares that DeIendants` policies and practices, as alleged herein, violate
the Fair Housing Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.;
B. Enjoins the DeIendants, their agents, employees, and successors, and all
other persons in active concert or participation with them Irom:
(1) Discriminating on account oI race, national origin, and Iamilial status
against any person in any aspect oI the rental oI a dwelling; and
(2) InterIering with any person in the exercise or enjoyment oI rights
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granted or protected by the Fair Housing Act.
C. Awards monetary damages to each person aggrieved by DeIendants`
discriminatory housing practices, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 3614(d)(1)(B); and
E. Assesses a civil penalty against each DeIendant in order to vindicate the
public interest, pursuant to Section 814(d)(1)(C) oI the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C.
§ 3614(d)(1)(C).
The United States Iurther prays Ior such additional relieI as the interests oI justice
Pursuant to Rule 38 oI the Federal Rules oI Civil Procedure, the United States oI
America hereby demands a trial by jury oI this action oI all issues triable oI right to a
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DEBRA WONG YANG WAN J. KIM
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LEON W. WEIDMAN STEVEN H. ROSENBAUM
ChieI, Civil Division ChieI, Housing and Civil
EnIorcement Section
KEVIN B. FINN KEISHA DAWN BELL
Assistant United States Attorney Deputy ChieI
CaliI. Bar No. 128072 JULIE J. ALLEN
E-mail: kevin.Iinn¸usdoj.gov E-mail: julie.allen¸usdoj.gov
Federal Building, Suite 7516 MING-YUEN MEYER-FONG
300 North Los Angeles Street E-mail: ming-yuen.meyer-Iong¸usdoj.gov
Los Angeles, CA 90012 Attorneys
Tel: (213) 894-6739 Housing and Civil EnIorcement Section
Fax: (213) 894-7327 Civil Rights Division
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. - G St.
Phone: (202) 307-6275
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Document Filed. August 7, 2006
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