Legal Opinion
JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE INC. v. Kirkland
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 26, 2010No. 08 Civ. 8863 (JGK)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge:
The plaintiffs, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. and Jackson Hewitt Inc. (collectively, “Jackson Hewitt”), brought this action against the defendant, Galen D. Kirkland, in his official capacity as the Commissioner of the New York State Division of Human Rights (the “Division”). Jackson Hewitt seeks a declaratory judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201 that the New York State Human Rights Law, N.Y. Exec. Law Art. 15, is preempted by the National Bank Act of 1864, 12 U.S.C. § 21 et seq., with respect to the Division’s administrative proceeding…
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