Legal Opinion

Step by Step, Inc. v. City of Ogdensburg

District Court, N.D. New York

Decided April 5, 2016No. 7:15-CV-925PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM — DECISION and ORDER

DAVID N. HURD, United States District Judge

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION... 119

*119II. BACKGROUND... 119

III. LEGAL STANDARDS.. .121

A. Subject Matter Jurisdiction... 121

B. Failure to State a Claim... 121

C. Preliminary Injunction... 122

D. Relevant Statutes... 123

IV. DISCUSSION... 123

A. Standing.. .123

B. The City’s Motion to Dismiss... 124

1. Disability Under the FHA and ADA. ..124

2. FHA’s Definition of “Dwelling”...^

C. Preliminary Injunction... 126

1. Substantial Likelihood of Success on the Merits... 126

a. Disparate Treatment... 126

i. Supermajority Requirement ...127

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