Legal Opinion
PAAC v. Rizzo
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 14, 1974No. 73-1914PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
We are called upon to resolve a conflict between the Mayor of Philadelphia, the Honorable Frank Rizzo, and the Philadelphia Anti-Poverty Action Commission (“PAAC”). For reasons other than those articulated by the district court,1 we conclude that it was proper for the court to refuse the relief sought against Mayor Rizzo.
Melvin Hardy (a former Executive Director of PAAC), Isaiah Crippins (a former General Counsel of PAAC), and PAAC commenced this action in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 27, 1973. Their complaint…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Helvering v. GowranSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by113 opinions
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- Country Floors, Inc. v. A Partnership Composed of Charley Gepner and Gary Ford, D/B/A Country TilesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by William Sheppard, Insurance Commissioner v. National Association of Flood Insurers, an Unincorporated AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Peter J. Hughes, Jr. v. Lynn E. Long Kathleen Lacey Patrick J. McHughCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Sperling v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1988
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