Legal Opinion
McGhee v. Housing Authority of City of Lanett
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided May 25, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-47-EPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VARNER, Chief Judge.
This cause is now submitted to the Court on Defendants’ motion to dismiss filed herein September 15,1981, for failure to state a claim and for lack of jurisdiction.
LACK OF JURISDICTION. In the motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, De fendants argue that the jurisdictional requirements are not satisfied in this action because there is no implied private right of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1437a [The Brooke Amendment]. This Court disagrees and finds that this Court has jurisdiction over this cause of action.
There is no question that Plaintiff claims that her…
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