Legal Opinion

Michael Fonte and Gilda Fonte v. The Board of Managers of Continental Towers Condominium

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 25, 1988No. 756, Docket 87-7952PublishedCited by 263 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MESKILL, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment entered pursuant to an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Duffy, J, granting defendant’s Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ civil rights complaint for failure to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982 or 3604 (1982).

Gilda Fonte, a black Hispanic woman, sued the Board of Managers of Continental Towers Condominium (the Board) on behalf of herself and her son Michael. At times relevant to this suit, the Fontes resided in an apartment in the Continental Towers building.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Ryder Energy Distribution Corporation v. Merrill Lynch Commodities Inc., E.F. Hutton & Co., Inc., and New York Mercantile ExchangeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
  3. Sheldon Barr v. Robert Abrams, Orestes J. Mihaly, Mark A. Tepper, Rebecca Mullane, William Bottiglieri, and Janey Renee O'COnnOrCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  4. Robert P. Koch v. David L. Yunich, Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
  5. United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio v. American International Aluminum Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964

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