No. 23-6253

Larry D. Ford v. American Homes 4 Rent, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-12-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-rights discrimination discriminatory-intent due-process fair-housing-act housing housing-providers statutory-interpretation tenant-discrimination tenant-liability third-party-liability
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. By making it unlawful to discriminate because of a protected trait, did Congress require an FHA plaintiff to plead and prove discriminatory intent on the part of the actor sought to be held liable under Sections 3604(b) and 3617?

2. Whether the scope of the FHA can be expanded to impose a duty on housing providers to intervene in and end known discrimination committed by unrelated third-parties after tenants have taken occupancy of their dwellings?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether discriminatory intent is required for liability under the Fair Housing Act Sections 3604(b) and 3617

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2023-08-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 12, 2024)

Attorneys

Larry D. Ford
Larry D. Ford — Petitioner