Legal Opinion
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty v. New York
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 23, 2004No. 04 CV 0705(ADS)(ARL)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
This action, commenced by parents of homeless children that are residing in Suffolk County, New York, seeks enforcement of the McKinney-Vento Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11431-35, and the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution. Presently before the Court are two motions: (1) a motion by the defendants to dismiss the action; and (2) a motion by the plaintiffs, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Fed. R. Civ.P.”), for class certification.
I. BACKGROUND
The plaintiffs in this action are homeless children and…
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