Legal Opinion
Martin v. Housing Authority
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided May 7, 1980No. Civ. A. No. C79-1143APublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROBERT H. HALL, District Judge.
This is a suit by public housing tenants against the Atlanta Housing Authority, challenging the use of the Authority’s grievance procedure. Pending before the court is plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, filed June 29, 1979, which was initially opposed by defendants. Discovery with respect to that issue was extended at the request of the parties until April 4, 1980.
Plaintiffs have moved the court for class certification pursuant to Rule 23(b)(2) Fed. R.Civ.P. Plaintiffs’ desire to represent the class of past, present and future public housing…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Thorpe v. Housing Authority of DurhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jones v. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Housing Authority of the City of Omaha, Nebraska v. United States Housing Authority, Etc., and National Tenants OrganizationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Scarpitta v. Glen Cove Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
3Cited by1 opinion
- Township of Susquehanna v. H & M, Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1983