Legal Opinion
Ivani Contracting Corp. v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 7, 1997No. 352, Docket 95-9186PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MeLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
Ivani Contracting Corporation (“Ivani”) appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Eugene H. Nickerson, Judge), dismissing its complaint in a civil rights action ' against the City of New York (the “City”) on the ground of laches. The court also dismissed Ivani’s claim for punitive damages as unsupported by the record. Ivani appeals, arguing that a laches defense is unavailable against its legal claims and that the district court improperly dismissed its claim for punitive damages. For the reasons stated below, we…
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