KING v. OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS OF U.S.

Civil Action No. 07-10861-PBS.

573 F.Supp.2d 425 (2008)

Melvin KING, et al., Plaintiffs, v. OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS OF the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, and Peter Chan, in his official capacity as Regional Manager of the Office for Civil Rights, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

August 26, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura Maslow-Armand, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Mark W. Roberts, McRoberts, Roberts and Rainer LLP, Boston, MA, for Plaintiffs.

Anton P. Giedt, United States Attorney's Office, Boston, MA, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SARIS, District Judge.

Plaintiffs seek a writ of mandamus pursuant to the federal mandamus statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1361, compelling the Office for Civil Rights of the United States Department of Health and Human Services ("OCR") to conduct a prompt investigation of a discrimination complaint relating to the construction of a BioSafety laboratory ("Biolab") in Boston. Alternatively...

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