Legal Opinion
Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc. v. City of New York
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 12, 1991No. CV-91-2026PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GLASSER, District Judge:
By order to show cause, plaintiffs seek a temporary restraining order barring defendants from proceeding with the current timetable for candidate petitioning for qual ification for the party primary ballots for the New York City Council election until such time as the United States Department of Justice or a three-judge court of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has approved the proposed districting plan pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1973c.
FACTS
The facts leading up to this request are as follows: In 1989 the voters of the City…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Jackson Dairy, Inc. v. H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Perkins v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Clark v. RoemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by6 opinions
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