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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ALLENDALE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMPLAINT NUMBERS 204-67-74, 204-67-93, 204-67-94 Settlement Agreement | Department of Justice Press Releases BACKGROUNDSettlement Agreement • May 5th, 2020
This matter was initiated by a complaint filed under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, with the United States Department of Justice ("Department") against Allendale County, South Carolina, (The "County"). The complaint was received by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, under the authority of 28 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart F. The three complaints allege that the Allendale County courthouse is inaccessible to individuals who use wheelchairs. The complainants, three individuals who use wheelchairs, who were arrested and were subsequently held in a County correctional facility, alleged that their court hearings were held in the hallways on the first floor of the courthouse, rather than in a courtroom, as patrons passed by. The Allendale County courthouse however was subsequently burned down by arsonists. The County is temporarily using the Municipal Building courtroom facilities owned and operated by the City of Alle
