Legal Opinion

Rivera v. Reading Housing Authority

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided January 25, 1993No. 91-CV-7899PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On December 23, 1991, plaintiffs filed this action challenging a policy of the Reading Housing Authority (“RHA”) that requires applicants for public housing under the age of eighteen (18) to provide a judicial decree of emancipation as a condition of admission. Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment and Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the alternative, Motion to Dismiss, are now before the court.

Plaintiff challenges RHA’s policy of requiring a judicial decree on three grounds 1 (A) as contravening the purpose of…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Rodriguez v. Reading Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  2. Marshall v. Housing Authority of City of TaylorDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1994
  3. Rodriguez v. Reading Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993

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