Legal Opinion
Nauta v. City of Poughkeepsie, NY
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 10, 1985No. 82 Civ. 1169 (MEL)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
This civil rights action arises out of events surrounding the adoption of the City of Poughkeepsie’s 1981 budget. In addition to numerous federal civil rights claims Bert Nauta, plaintiff, asserts a plethora of state causes of action against the City and past and present Poughkeepsie officials in their individual capacities. The defendants move pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and 56 to dismiss the complaint and for summary judgment. 1
Poughkeepsie’s legislative body (“the council”) consists of the mayor and eight aldermen, all of whom are elected…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Dunton v. County of SuffolkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Switzer v. Sanitary District No. 7Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Cifarelli v. Village of BabylonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Watson v. SextonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Esposito v. Metro-North Commuter RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Brennan v. StraubDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2003
- Brito v. DiamondDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1992
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