Legal Opinion
El-Yafi v. 360 East 72nd Owners Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 7, 1995No. 93 Civ. 3704 (WK)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
WHITMAN KNAPP, Senior District Judge.
This is an action by prospective buyers of a residential co-op (plaintiffs) against the co-op corporation and its board of directors (defendants), alleging that defendants refused to approve plaintiffs’ purchase of the co-op due to their race, color, religion and/or national origin.1 Defendants contend that they acted in good faith in the exercise of business judgment, based on the financial information that plaintiffs had provided, and on their refusal to respond to questions concerning their financial situation.
Discovery in the ease has…
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