Owens v. Housing Authority of City of Stamford

RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

ZAMPANO, District Judge. ■

This case poses difficult problems in federal-state relations engendered by the ever-widening scope of the doctrines enunciated in Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971). It also requires the Court to assess tenants’ rights and Housing Authority responsibilities in light of the developing case law since Escalera v. New York City Housing Authority, 425 F.2d 853 (2 Cir.), cert. denied, 400 U.S. 853, 91 S.Ct. 54, 27 L.Ed.2d 91 (1970).

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In their complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief and damages,…