REYES v. WAPLES MOBILE HOME PARK LTD. PARTNERSHIP

No. 17-1723.

903 F.3d 415 (2018)

Rosy Giron de REYES; Jose Dagoberto Reyes; Felix Alexis Bolaños; Ruth Rivas; Yovana Jaldin Solis; Esteban Ruben Moya Yrapura; Rosa Elena Amaya; Herbert David Saravia Cruz, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WAPLES MOBILE HOME PARK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; Waples Project Limited Partnership; A.J. Dwoskin & Associates, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Laura E. Gómez; Ian Haney López; Michael A. Olivas; Stephen Pitti; John D. Trasviña; Eva Plaza; Elizabeth Julian; Gustavo Velasquez, Amici Supporting Appellants, National Apartment Association, Amicus Supporting Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: September 12, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Archith Ramkumar , QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellants. Terra White Fulham , COVINGTON & BURLING LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici John D. Trasvina, Eva Plaza, Elizabeth Julian, and Gustavo Velasquez. Michael Sterling Dingman , REED SMITH LLP, McLean, Virginia, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Matthew A. Traupman , New York, New York, Jongwook "Wookie" Kim , QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP, Washington, D.C.; Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg , Angela Ciolfi , Nady Peralta , LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER, Falls Church, Virginia, for Appellants. Colin E. Wrabley , M. Patrick Yingling , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Grayson P. Hanes , Justin deBettencourt , REED SMITH LLP, McLean, Virginia, for Appellees. Gregory F. Laufer , Andrew J. Markquart , Andrew Kau , New York, New York, Paul D. Brachman , PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Laura E. Gomez, Ian Haney Lopez, Michael A. Olivas, and Stephen Pitti. Caroline Brown , Samuel Adriance , COVINGTON & BURLING LLP, Washington, D.C. for Amici John D. Trasvina, Eva Plaza, Elizabeth Julian, and Gustavo Velasquez.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Floyd wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wynn joined. Judge Keenan wrote a separate dissenting opinion.


Four Latino couples who live or lived at Waples Mobile Home Park (the "Park") challenge the Park's policy requiring all occupants to provide documentation evidencing legal status in the United States to renew their leases (the "Policy"). Plaintiffs contend that the Policy violates the Fair Housing Act ("FHA") because it disproportionately...

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