Legal Opinion
Rappaport v. Katz
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 1, 1974No. 74 Civ. 287 (MP)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
POLLACK, District Judge.
Plaintiffs seek an order pursuant to Rule 23(c)(1), Fed.R.Civ.P. and Rule 11A(c) of the Civil Rules for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York that this action may be maintained as a class action.
Plaintiffs are four persons constituting two couples — one married at City Hall in November 1973 and one planning to be married at City Hall within the coming year. Defendant is the Clerk of the City of New York; he supplies facilities and deputies, members of his staff, for the performance of civil weddings at the City Hall for those who have been licensed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Reuben J. Katz, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Carte Blanche CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Chaffee v. JohnsonDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1964
- Cunningham Ex Rel. Mason v. EllingtonDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1971
- Holt v. BrownDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1971
- Langford v. State of TennesseeDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1973
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Willie S. Craft v. Memphis Light, Gas and Water DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Rios v. MarshallDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Akau v. Olohana Corp.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1982
- Brown v. GiulianiDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1994
- Abramovitz v. AhernDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1982
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