Legal Opinion
Hogar Agua Y Vida en El Desierto v. Suarez
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided July 1, 1993No. Civ. 92-2751(PG)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge.
The defendants in this ease brought under the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”), 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., have moved for dismissal thereof on jurisdictional grounds. Specifically, they contend that exception (b)(1) to § 3603 applies in the present instance so as to bar plaintiffs from seeking any relief before this forum. For the reasons fully discussed below, the Court holds that it lacks subject matter jurisdiction to entertain the case. As a consequence thus, it must be dismissed.(i) The Facts
The allegations in the complaint in essence are as follows.
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- Lyell Theatre Corp. v. Loews Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Baxter v. City of Belleville, Ill.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 1989
- Stewart B. McKinney Foundation, Inc. v. Town Plan & Zoning CommissionDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1992
- Association of Relatives & Friends of Aids Patients v. Regulations & Permits Administration or Administracion De Reglamentos Y PermisosDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1990
- Lamb v. SalleeDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1976
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hogar Agua Y Vida en El Desierto, Inc. v. Suarez-MedinaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Schroeder v. De BertoloDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1995
- Ryan v. RamseyDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1996
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