IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
GALVESTON DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
BRAZORIA MANOR APARTMENTS,
LTD., BRAZORIA MANOR, LTD.,
JOHNSON ENTERPRISES, LTD.
APARTMENTS, JOHNSON
ENTERPRISES, LTD., JOHNSON
ENTERPRISES MANAGEMENT CO.,
a/k/a JEM-CO, JAN R.CLUTE,
individually and in her official
capacity, and JEAN E. JOHNSON,
individually and in her official
capacity,
Defendants.
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COMPLAINT
The United States of America alleges:
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
1. This is a civil action brought by the United States to enforce the
provisions of the Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of
1988, 42 U.S.C. §3601 et seq. (The "Fair Housing Act").
2. This Court has jurisdiction of this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§§1331 and 1345 and 42 U.S.C. §3612(o).
3. Venue is proper in this judicial district under 28 U.S.C.
§1391(b), in that the events giving rise to this action occurred
in this district.
4. Defendants Brazoria Manor Apartments, Ltd. and Johnson
Enterprises, Ltd. Apartments, located in Angleton, Texas, within
the Southern District of Texas, are dwellings within the meaning
of 42 U.S.C. §3602(b).
PARTIES
5. Upon information and belief, Defendants Johnson Enterprises, Ltd,
and Johnson Enterprises Management Company, a/k/a JEM-CO, do
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
BRAZORIA MANOR APARTMENTS, LTD., BRAZORIA MANOR, LTD., JOHNSON ENTERPRISES, LTD. APARTMENTS,
This is a civil action brought by the United States to enforce the provisions of the Fair
Defendants Brazoria Manor Apartments,
Enterprises, Ltd. Apartments, located in Angleton, Texas, within the Southern District of
Upon information and belief, Defendants Johnson Enterprises, Ltd, and Johnson Enterprises
Upon information and belief, at all relevant times, Johnson Enterprises, Ltd., and Johnson
The Defendants shall be referred to collectively herein as "JEM-CO" or the "JEM-CO
Upon information and belief, at all relevant times, Defendant Jean E. Johnson has been an
Defendants Jean E. Johnson and Jan R. Clute.
Defendants Jan R. Clute and Jean E. Johnson are liable personally and in their representative
Walters was employed as a property manager with Defendant Brazoria Manor Apartments, another
(VIOLATION OF SECTION 818 OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT)
In October, 1998, Francis Griffin, then a tenant residing at Johnson Enterprises, Ltd.,
HUD and the U.S. Department of Agriculture investigated the Griffin complaint.
Walters timely filed a complaint with HUD, pursuant to the Act, 42 U.S.C. §3610.
The complaint alleged, inter alia, that Defendants engaged in discriminatory housing
On or about September 21, 2000, the Secretary authorized the Attorney General to commence a
Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division
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