Legal Opinion
Walker v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided August 4, 1989No. Civ. A. No. 3-85-1210-RPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION—WALKER I: DHA VIOLATIONS OF THE CONSENT DECREE AND APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIAL MASTER
BUCHMEYER, District Judge.
This class action involves racial discrimination in low-income public housing in the City of Dallas and its suburbs. The parties are the plaintiff class (“plaintiffs”),1 the Dallas Housing Authority (“DHA”), and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”).
This opinion2 holds that DHA has violated the Consent Decree3 approved in this matter on January 20, 1987 by:(1) its delay in putting a new, non-discriminatory Tenant Assignment & Selection…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cotton v. HintonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Rush PETTWAY Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN CAST IRON PIPE COMPANY, a Corporation, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Debra Walker v. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development v. The Housing Authority of the City of DallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Walker v. City of MesquiteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Cobell v. NortonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- Williams v. City of DallasDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1990
- Dews v. Town of Sunnyvale, Tex.District Court, N.D. Texas · 2000
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