Legal Opinion

Eastway Construction Corp. v. City of New York

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 21, 1985No. Nos. 735, 1015, Docket 84-7752, 84-7786PublishedCited by 403 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:

We are confronted today with an appeal by a general contracting firm which, frustrated by a series of setbacks, sought vindication and relief in the federal courts. Denied access to redevelopment projects sponsored or approved by the City of New York, it first sought to negotiate an amicable agreement with City officials. When the negotiations broke down, the contractor filed a petition in the courts of New York State challenging the City’s refusal to do business with it. It did not prevail.

Somewhat desperately, perhaps, the contractor brought the instant…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by403 opinions

  1. Patricia Thomas v. Capital Security Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  2. Eleanor H. Montana v. First Federal Savings and Loan Association of RochesterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  3. Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation v. Esprit De Corp. And Federated Department Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  4. Jurldine A. Donaldson v. Paul v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  5. Golden Eagle Distributing Corporation v. Burroughs Corporation, and Kirkland & EllisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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