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Question Click to access the website for the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice
Click on Cases under one of the following topics that interests you: Disability, Educational Opportunities, Employment Litigation, Housing and Civil Enforcement; Immigrant and Employee Rights, Special Litigation, or Voting. Download a civil complaint. Summarize the complaint using the four elements of a complaint identified in the text. Upload both the complaint in pdf format and your summary in Microsoft Word in the assignment link.
Your writing assignment should be prepared using Microsoft Word. Use 12 point times new roman font, double space with 1 inch margins.
Elements of a complaint
1. Identifies the plaintiffs and defendants in the lawsuit,
and describes their status and capacity to sue and be
sued
2. Contains a statement showing that the court in which it
is filed has proper jurisdiction and venue
3. Describes the factual basis for the lawsuit
4. Requests or demands some relief from the court