Faulkner v. Sadowski

OPINION

ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.

Plaintiffs brought this action against the Commissioners of the New York City Board of Elections (“the Board”) alleging that in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 the Board deprived them of their due process right to appear on the September 11, 1979, primary election ballot as candidates for Assembly District Leaders in part D of the 71st Assembly District. Peter Fontanes and Lana Conor, who would have opposed plaintiffs in the September 11th primary, intervene as defendants. Intervenors contend that plaintiffs’ complaint fails to state a claim upon which…