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Williams v. Consolidated Financial Services

2:22-cv-04567

SettledFiled September 10, 2022

Court Information

Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Judge: Hon. Michael R. Barrett

Parties

Denise Williamsplaintiff
Counsel: Karen Mitchell, Public Interest Law Center
Consolidated Financial Services Inc.defendant
Counsel: Brian Foster, Skadden Arps LLP
civil rightsfair housinglending discrimination

Docket Entries (8)

Sep 10, 2022Plaintiff

Complaint filed alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act (discriminatory lending practices).

Oct 15, 2022Defendant

Answer filed. Defendant denies all allegations.

Jan 20, 2023DOJ

DOJ intervenes as plaintiff under Fair Housing Act Section 814.

Jun 1, 2023Court

Discovery disputes. Court orders production of algorithmic lending model documentation.

Sep 15, 2023Plaintiff

Expert report on statistical analysis of lending disparities filed.

Jan 10, 2024Court

Settlement conference held before Magistrate Judge.

Mar 1, 2024Joint

Joint motion for approval of consent decree and settlement agreement. $12.5M settlement fund.

Apr 15, 2024Court

Order approving consent decree. Case closed.