Legal Opinion
Cornett v. Sheldon
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 8, 1995No. 94 Civ. 6621 (JGK)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
KOELTL, District Judge:
The defendants have moved for dismissal of the complaint or, alternatively, for summary judgment. In the Second Amended Complaint (hereinafter “the complaint”), plaintiff Delco Cornett seeks compensatory and punitive damages for the defendants’ failure to place his name on the ballot in the 14th Congressional District in Manhattan as the Right to Life Party candidate for the United States House of Representatives in the last election.
The defendants are alleged to be employees and members of the New York City Board of Elections. Cornett claims that they…
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