Legal Opinion
Gerena-Valentin v. Koch
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 10, 1983No. 81 Civ. 5468 (KTD)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge:
On September 2, 1981, plaintiff filed a complaint alleging violations of the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act, and the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Specifically, the plaintiff contended that many aspects of the defendants’ election practices discriminated against Puerto Rican voters. The complaint included a cause of action under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c. This claim was consolidated with section 5 causes of action pending in previously filed complaints in Herron v. Koch, 523 F.Supp. 167 (E.D.N.Y.1981) (ERN)…
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Gerena-Valentin v. KochCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
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