Court Refuses to Remand Case To HUD for Further Conciliation

摘要

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illi-nois refused the defendants' motion to remand a fair housing case to HUD for further conciliation efforts after the defendants had elected to take the case to court. (U.S. v. Shanrie Company, No. 05-CV-306-DKH, 2006 WL 219574 (S.D.Ill.), January 26, 2006) When the defendants exercised their option under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 3612(o), to proceed in federal court, the HUD administrative law judge (ALJ) terminated the administrative proceeding. The government then filed this action. The defendants moved to remand the case to HUD, arguing that they had been deprived of an opportunity to resolve the complaint through conciliation.