| Uber Is Sued
For Using Criminal History To Drop Drivers
Now Discovery Stay Opposed
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
July 31 – Uber has been sued
for unlawfully using criminal
history to discriminate
against its drivers in NYC,
including by
race.
On June
30, U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge Lewis J. Liman held
a proceeding. Inner City Press
covered it.
The
complaint describes Uber using
Checkr to dig up a Virginia
ticket that was characterized
as a misdemeanor - leading to
Mr. Golightly being
deactivated from the platform
without any notice or due
process.
Uber is
arguing that the drivers are
bound by agreements to
arbitrate, and to not be in
class actions.
Judge Liman split
the baby, as he put it,
allowing for now limited to
discovery to go forward while
the motion to compel
arbitration is considered.
On July 30, the drivers'
counsel filed a memo opposing
Uber's motion to stay
discovery. The drivers' argue
that their proposed discovery
is targeted to material
issues, citing at least two
Lyft cases.
This case is
Golightly v. Uber
Technologies, Inc. et al.,
21-cv-3005 (Liman)
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