United States v. Louis Liberty & Associates, PLC, et al. (N.D. Cal.)

On April 6 and 10, 2023, the court entered two proposed consent orders to resolve claims against all defendants in United States v. Louis Liberty & Associates, PLC, et al. (N.D. Cal.), a Fair Housing Act (FHA) “election” case.  The complaint, filed on September 30, 2022, alleges that the defendants discriminated on the basis of national origin in violation of the FHA by targeting Hispanics for predatory loan modification services.  Louis A. Liberty and Barney Diamos were also named as a defendant in the case. The case was referred to the Division after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received a complaint, conducted an investigation, and issued a charge of discrimination.