Legal Opinion
Baines v. Masiello
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided October 6, 2003No. 1:02-cv-00607PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, District Judge.
Defendants move to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), or alternatively for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56, of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Item 76). Oral argument was heard by the court on September 5, 2003. For the following reasons, defendants’ motion is granted.
BACKGROUND
This action challenges the City of Buffalo’s enactment in 2002 of Local Law No. 8, reducing the size of the City’s Common Council from thirteen members to nine by eliminating three at-large seats and the position of Council President, and Local Law No. 13, revising the…
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