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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND THE EQUAL RIGHTS CENTER, Plaintiff v. EQUITY RESIDENTIAL, et al., Defendants : : : : : : : ...o0o...

CIV. NO. AMD 06-1060

MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Equal Rights Center ("ERC") is a Washington D.C.-based non-profit organization, having approximately 150 individual members. ERC's mission, inter alia, is to protect the rights of persons with disabilities through "education, counseling, advocacy, enforcement, and referral services." Many of its members are persons with disabilities. ERC instituted this action for injunctive and declaratory relief, and damages, against defendants Equity Residential, a real estate investment trust organized under the laws of Maryland (which describes itself as "one of the largest owners [of apartment buildings] in the United States") and ERC Operating Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership owned and controlled by Equity Residential. Plaintiff alleges two claims. First, plaintiff sues under the Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C.

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