Legal Opinion
Saferstein v. Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 19, 2005No. Docket No. 04-1466-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the judgment of said district court be and it hereby is VACATED and the case is REMANDED for reconsideration.
Plaintiff-appellant Norman Saferstein appeals from the January 5, 2004, judgment of the district court sua sponte dismissing for lack of jurisdiction Saferstein’s civil rights complaint filed, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against defendant-appellee the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection (“LFCP”), a fund created by statute, N.Y. State Fin. Law § 97-t, whose trustees perform quasi-judicial functions,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Stephen Moccio v. New York State Office of Court AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Schettino v. AlterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Saferstein v. Lawyers' Fund for Client ProtectionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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