Legal Opinion
Gras v. Stevens
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 6, 1976No. 76 Civ. 9-C.L.BPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
This action, wherein federal jurisdiction is predicated on the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and its jurisdictional implementation, 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3), 1 concerns § 237 of the Domestic Relations Law of New York.
The complaint alleged that plaintiff Bruce Malcolm Gras had instituted an action for divorce in the Supreme Court of New York County against his wife, Linda Gras. They were, married on October 21, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan, and have one child who is now eleven years old, but have lived separate and apart since December, 1975. Under § 237(a) of the Domestic…
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