Legal Opinion
Banks v. Perk
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided May 2, 1972No. Civ. A. 72-115PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BATTISTI, Chief Judge.
A. INTRODUCTION
This suit is instituted pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 and invokes the jurisdiction of this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and (4). It is brought in behalf of all Negroes and Non-White tenants in and applicants for public housing in the City of Cleveland. The defendants, Perk, Petro and Rush (hereinafter referred to as the City or its agents) are sued in their official capacities as Mayor, Executive Secretary to the Mayor, and Building Commissioner of the City of Cleveland, respectively. The defendant Cuyahoga…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- Abdon Acevedo v. Nassau County, New York, Its Officials, Employees and AgentsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Otero v. New York City Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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