Legal Opinion
United States v. Brand Jewelers, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 8, 1970No. 70 Civ. 179PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANKEL, District Judge.
The interesting question before the court is whether the United States has “standing” as a plaintiff to seek injunctive and other civil remedies for an allegedly “long-standing and systematic practice” of obtaining default judgments against economically disadvantaged defendants by means of the technique known with apt inelegance as “sewer service.” The question arises upon a motion to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P.12(b), so it is well to stress at the outset that we deal only with allegations, by no means established “facts,” but we are to assume for present purposes that…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Marsh v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- In Re DebsSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- United States v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. San Jacinto Tin Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
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3Cited by33 opinions
- United States v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities v. NixonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1973
- United States v. SolomonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
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