Legal Opinion
Fortunatus v. Clinton County
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided April 4, 2013No. Civ. No. 8:12-CV-458 (RFT)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER
RANDOLPH F. TREECE, United States Magistrate Judge.
Former Clinton County property owner Tom Fortunatas (“Fortunatas”) initiated this action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that his constitutional rights were violated when Defendant Clinton County acquired his property through a tax foreclosure but would not consider reconveyance of his property after the date of redemption as it had done for another taxpayer. Dkt. Nos. 1, Compl. & 32, Am. Compl. In essence, Fortunatas claims that the Defendants discriminated against-him based upon race as well as a “class…
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