Legal Opinion
Bennett Robinson v. 12 Lofts Realty, Inc., and Paul Hanley
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 21, 1979No. 186, Docket 79-7437PublishedCited by 170 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by plaintiff Bennett Robinson from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Lee P. Gagliardi, Judge), denying an application for a preliminary and permanent injunction under the Fair Housing Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3631 (1976), and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1982 (1976), directing the defendant 12 Lofts Realty, Inc. (the “corporation”) to permit him to purchase a cooperative apartment. For the reasons stated below we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
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