Legal Opinion
Thomas J. MacOne and Frank Bramante, Trustees of Bramac Development Trust v. Town of Wakefield
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 10, 2002No. 01-1414PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants Thomas J. Macone and Frank Bramante, Trustees of the BRAMAC Development Trust, appeal from a grant of summary judgment for appellee, the Town of Wakefield (“Wake-field”). Appellants brought suit against Wakefield alleging violations of the Federal Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3604, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the United States Constitution. These violations allegedly occurred when Wakefield rescinded its support for appellants’ proposed affordable-housing project. Upon appellee’s motion for summary…
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