Ruocco v. Brinker
District Court, S.D. Florida
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
The issue before this Court is whether Florida’s Mechanics’ Lien Law F.S. §§ 713.01-713.26, F.S.A., satisfies the requisite standards of procedural due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. Our decision is made with the realization that the once ominous spectre of the Sniadach 1 -Fuentes 2 doctrine has faded into the past. 3
Plaintiffs instituted this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the operation of Florida’s Mechanics’ Lien Law. Jurisdiction has been invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201…
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Phillips v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Ewing v. Mytinger & Casselberry, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Barry Properties v. Fick Bros. Roofing Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Connolly Development, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Home Building Corp. v. Ventura Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1978
- Harris v. GraddickDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1984
- Doss v. LongDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1981
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