Legal Opinion
Hess v. Ward
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 9, 1980No. Civ. A. 75-1234PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a resident of Chester County eligible for participation in the public housing program of the county, brought this class action suit to challenge the system of priorities through which vacancies in public housing are filled. She seeks injunctive and declaratory relief. On August 3, 1977, I certified a class including all residents of Chester County who reside outside of one of those municipalities in the county which has public housing, who have applied or will in the future apply for public housing, and who have been or will be denied admission to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Thorpe v. Housing Authority of DurhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Louise Brown, Individually and on Behalf of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. The Housing Authority of the City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Vandermark v. Housing Authority of City of YorkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- James v. New York City Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Housing Authority of St. Louis County v. BooneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- Kurdi v. Du Page County Housing AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Vandermark v. Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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