Legal Opinion
Mendez v. Heller
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 8, 1974No. 74 C 440PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
INCORPORATING FINDINGS OF FACT AND ORDER FOR JUDGMENT
Before MULLIGAN, Circuit Judge, and DOOLING and PLATT, District Judges. PER CURIAM.
Plaintiff’s action seeks to draw in question the constitutional validity of New York Domestic Relations Law, § 230, subd. 5. Defendants are the Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York presiding at Special Term Part V, Kings County, the Chief Clerk of that Special Term, and the Attorney General of the State. Section 230 provides that an action for divorce may be maintained only when
“Either party has been a resident of the state for a…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In Re the Justices of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, in Re Colegio De Abogados De Puerto Rico, and Fundacion Colegio De AbogadosCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Mendez v. HellerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Gras v. StevensDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Brandon E. Ex Rel. Listenbee v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Brandon E. v. Abram Frank ReynoldsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
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