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Case ID: 4617 | Civil Rights | 01/20/2006
A Charlottesville man has filed a federal class-action lawsuit on behalf of himself and other local black men asked by police to submit to DNA testing in the hunt for the serial rapist that has been forensically linked to at least seven attacks between 1997 and 2004.
The lawsuit is the second one filed by Larry Monroe, who filed his first lawsuit against the Charlottesville police Detective James Mooney for $15,000 last year. In the second lawsuit, Monroe claims Mooney harassed him into giving a sample because he was black, not because he fit the description of the rapist. The new suit targets Mooney, Police Chief Detective Longo and the city of Charlottesville, and seeks to recover $15,000. The lawsuit was filed Dec. 16 in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville, and alleges two violations of constitutional rights. First, the lawsuit claims the policy of asking Monroe and other black men to provide their DNA for tests violates their Constitutional right to equal protection because the same policy wasn't applied to all white men following unsolved sexual assaults made by white assailants. Second, the policy constituted unreasonable seizures, the suit alleges. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Civil Rights Cases of Interest A recently filed class action lawsuit alleges that a Mobile County funeral company discriminates against African-Americans. The SLG Group owns and operates Serenity Funeral Home, Serenity Memorial Garden, Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens and Gulf Coast Vault in Mobile County, Alabama. The lawsuit, filed March 16, alleges that Serenity Funeral Home "attempts to bury only Caucasians in Serenity Memorial Gardens and only African-Americans in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens."
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