Legal Opinion
Sacco v. Burke
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 28, 1991No. 90 Civ. 5341 (RPP)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT P. PATTERSON, Jr., District Judge.
This is an action alleging legal malpractice in connection with litigation in state court involving a landfill which plaintiffs had operated. Defendants move pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. For the reasons set forth below, defendants' motion is granted.
BACKGROUND
In October 1987, the State of New York, along with other plaintiffs, commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Orange County against Frank and Lillian Sacco (collectively “the Saccos”),…
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