Legal Opinion
Easter Seal Society of New Jersey, Inc. v. Township of North Bergen
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 22, 1992No. Civ. 92-1878 (HLS)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAROKIN, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
The plaintiffs in this matter seek to establish and to maintain a facility in North Bergen for the developmentally disabled. Town officials and residents oppose the proposed use. They have declared their intention to prohibit it and have erected legal barriers to its opening. Confronted with a similar conflict in another case, this court wrote:
[W]hat this matter truly needs is not judicial action, whether it be state or federal, but for the parties to search their consciences, recognize the needs and hopes of the plaintiffs and the concerns and fears…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Metropolitan Housing Development Corp., Northwest Opportunity Center and Eluteria D. Maldonado, Intervening v. Village of Arlington HeightsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Gresham v. Windrush Partners, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Sullivan v. City of PittsburghCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Lusardi v. Curtis Point Property Owners Ass'nSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Oxford House-Evergreen v. City of PlainfieldDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1991
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Oxford House, Inc. v. Township of Cherry HillDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1992
- Assisted Living Associates of Moorestown, L.L.C. v. Moorestown TownshipDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1998
- Innovative Health Systems, Inc. v. City of White PlainsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
- Sunrise Development, Inc. v. Town of HuntingtonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1999
- Caron Foundation of Florida, Inc. v. City of Delray BeachDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2012
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