Case: Rajcoomar v. Transportation Security Administration
2:03-cv-02294 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Filed Date: April 14, 2003
Closed Date: 2003
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Case Summary
On 04/14/2003, plaintiffs filed suit in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) under the Federal Torts Claim Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 and the Fourth and Fifth Amendments. Plaintiffs alleged that there was a disturbance on their flight during which TSA agents handcuffed them, and subsequently lead them off the plane and transported them to the Philadelphia Police Department station. They were detained for several hours and questioned.
In June 2003, the parties settled. The defendants were required to notify the presiding judge about their policies and training procedures, as well to offer a written apology and $50,000 to the plaintiffs.
Summary Authors
Elizabeth Homan (11/10/2013)
People
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11558675/parties/rajcoomar-v-united-states-of-america-transportation-security/
Fullam, John Patrick (Pennsylvania)
Green, James K. (Florida)
Kreimer, Seth (Pennsylvania)
Bullock, Cedric D. (Pennsylvania)
Gibson, Virginia A. (District of Columbia)
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Docket
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Last updated April 7, 2025, 2:29 p.m.
Case Details
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
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Key Dates
Filing Date: April 14, 2003
Closing Date: 2003
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Plaintiffs are U.S. citizens who were arrested and detained by the Transportation Security Administration upon a flight.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Federal
Department of Homeland Security
United States of America
Defendant Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 2674
Constitutional Clause(s):
Unreasonable search and seizure
Other Dockets:
Eastern District of Pennsylvania 2:03-cv-02294
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Amount Defendant Pays: $50,000
Order Duration: 2003 - 2003
Issues
General/Misc.:
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
Over/Unlawful Detention (facilities)
Policing:
Case Summary of Rajcoomar v. Transportation Security Administration, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/12605/ (last updated 11/10/2013).