Legal Opinion
Hu v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 13, 2019No. Docket 18-737-cv; August Term 2018PublishedCited by 477 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. Hall, District Judge:
*86 Plaintiffs Eric Hu ("Hu"), 888 Consulting Corporation ("888 Consulting"), and NY Drilling ("NY Drilling") are an Asian construction worker and Asian-owned companies. They brought this lawsuit against the City of New York ("the City"), Assistant Chief Inspector Dennis Burkart ("Burkart"), and several of Burkart's colleagues at the Department of Buildings ("DOB"), alleging that the defendants selectively enforced the City's building codes on the basis of racial animus against Asians and personal animus against Hu. The plaintiffs raised claims under the Equal Protection…
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