Escalera v. New York Housing Authority

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

PRESEA, District Judge:

Plaintiffs Pedro and Rose Escalera (the “Escaleras”), tenants in New York City public housing, filed a class action in 1967 under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, 2202 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against defendant New York City Housing Authority (the “Housing Authority”) and certain of its officers. The Escaleras alleged violations of their rights secured by the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause and the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1401 et seq. Prior to a trial on the merits, the parties entered into a stipulation…