Case Profile
Case Name Vazquez v. City of Farmers Branch IM-TX-0001
Docket / Court 3-06CV2376-R ( N.D. Tex. )
State/Territory Texas
Case Type(s) Immigration and/or the Border
Attorney Organization ACLU Chapters (any)
ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project
ACLU National (all projects)
On December 26, 2006 the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas (ACLU), along with the ACLU's National Immigrants' Rights Project, filed a civil rights suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ... read more >
On December 26, 2006 the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas (ACLU), along with the ACLU's National Immigrants' Rights Project, filed a civil rights suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas against the City of Farmers Branch, challenging the City's recently adopted Ordinance 2892. The Ordinance required landlords to verify the U.S. Citizenship or "eligible immigration status" of prospective tenants prior to renting them apartments.
This case is one of four lawsuits filed against Farmers Branch in response to its anti-immigrant housing law. See IM-TX-0002, IM-TX-0003 and IM-TX-0004.
Plaintiffs filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and injunctive relief. On January 11, 2007, the District Court (Judge Sam Lindsay) temporarily denied plaintiffs' motion as moot in light of a TRO being issued against the City in the state court case Ramos v. City of Farmers Branch (IM-TX-0004).
On January 18, 2007, the parties entered into a stipulation wherein defendant's counsel agreed to review and reconsider Ordinance 2892. Pending that review, defendant agreed not to attempt to enforce Ordinance 2892 or any like ordinance without first giving plaintiffs notice to allow them to renew their motion for a TRO.
Plaintiffs filed their status report on January 24, 2007, advising the District Court that defendant had repealed Ordinance 2892 but enacted Ordinance 2903, which imposed similar stringent citizenship requirements. The parties were to meet and confer on January 25, 2007 to discuss the new Ordinance and thereafter advise the District Court of further planned action.
On March 22, 2007, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint against the City challenging the new ordinance.
On April 18, 2007, this case was consolidated with lead case Villas at Parkside Partners v. City of Farmers Branch (IM-TX-0003) and Barrietos v. City of Farmers Branch (IM-TX-0002). See IM-TX-0003 for all subsequent developments.
Christopher Schad - 06/06/2012
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Constitutional Clause
Immigration/Border
Undocumented immigrants - state and local regulation
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action 42 U.S.C. § 1981
Defendant(s) City of Farmers Branch, TX
Plaintiff Description Legal permanent residents of the United States, living in apartments in the City of Farmers Branch, Texas
Indexed Lawyer Organizations ACLU Chapters (any)
Class action status sought No
Class action status granted No
Filed Pro Se No
Prevailing Party Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer Yes
Nature of Relief Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief Litigation
Order Duration 2007 - n/a
Filing Year 2006
Case Closing Year 2008
Case Ongoing No
Case Listing IM-TX-0004 : Ramos v. City of Farmers Branch (State Court)
IM-TX-0002 : Barrietos v. City of Farmers Branch (N.D. Tex.)
IM-TX-0003 : Villas at Parkside Partners v. City of Farmers Branch (N.D. Tex.)
Docket(s)
3-06CV2376 (N.D. Tex.)
IM-TX-0001-9000.pdf | Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Ordinance No. 2892
Order [Denying Plaintiffs' Application for Temporary Restraining Order as Moot] [ECF# 16] (N.D. Tex.)
Stipulaton and Order [Requiring Defendant to Give Plaintiffs Notice of Intent to Enforce Ordinance 2892 or Any Like Version]
Plaintiffs' Status Report [Informing the Court of the Adoption of Ordinance 2903]
First Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief [ECF# 43]
Order of Consolidation [ECF# 41] (N.D. Tex.)
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Judges Lindsay, Sam A. (N.D. Tex.) show/hide docs
IM-TX-0001-0004 | IM-TX-0001-0009 | IM-TX-0001-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers Bernal, Diego Manuel (Texas) show/hide docs
Bono, Marisa (Texas) show/hide docs
Broiles, David (Texas) show/hide docs
IM-TX-0001-0001 | IM-TX-0001-0005 | IM-TX-0001-0007 | IM-TX-0001-9000
Browne, Lori Martin (Texas) show/hide docs
IM-TX-0001-0001
Caplan, Katharine J (Texas) show/hide docs
Chang, Jennifer (New York) show/hide docs
Gelernt, Lee (New York) show/hide docs
Graybill, Lisa Shawn (Texas) show/hide docs
Guttentag, Lucas (California) show/hide docs
Healey, David J. (Texas) show/hide docs
Hinojosa, David G. (Texas) show/hide docs
Jadwat, Omar C. (New York) show/hide docs
Perales, Nina (Texas) show/hide docs
Perez, Marisol Linda (Texas) show/hide docs
Urias, David Herrera (Texas) show/hide docs
Defendant's Lawyers Boyle, Matthew (Texas) show/hide docs
Boyle, John (Texas) show/hide docs