Legal Opinion
Costa v. Fall River Housing Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 13, 2009PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
After Gale Costa was arrested and charged with engaging in sexual conduct for a fee, G. L. c. 272, § 53A, and keeping a house of ill fame, G. L. c. 272, § 24, the Fall River Housing Authority (FRHA) notified her it was terminating her participation in the Section 8 rent subsidy program.2 Costa pursued and exhausted her administrative appeals, and thereafter brought an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) and G. L. c. 249, § 4, against the FRHA in the Housing Court, challenging the termination. Her complaint contained three counts.
On cross motions for summary judgment, a judge in the…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Figgs v. Boston Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
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