City of Chicopee v. Sullivan

STAY OF FURTHER PROCEEDINGS

JULIAN, Senior District Judge.

The plaintiffs, Ayer, Chicopee and Pittsfield, are municipal corporations in Massachusetts. They seek a declaration that M.G.L. c. 70, §§ 1-5, 1 or parts thereof, are unconstitutional, an injunction barring enforcement or effectuation of the allegedly unconstitutional provisions, and “such other, further and alternative relief as the nature of this action may require and the Court may deem proper.” The challenged provisions govern state aid to public schools in Massachusetts. The plaintiffs claim that the state statute is invalid under…