Legal Opinion
Williams v. State University of New York
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 15, 1986No. 86 CV 985PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PLATT, District Judge.
NATURE OF THE CASE
This case arises under the nineteenth-century civil rights statutes, codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 (1982), which were enacted to enforce the guarantees of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Jurisdiction is conferred upon this Court by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343(a)(3) and (4) (1982).
The Costa Rican born plaintiff, Margarita Williams (Williams), is a black Hispanic woman currently residing in Brooklyn, New York. She is a registered nurse and was awarded a master’s degree in community…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by32 opinions
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