Legal Opinion
Pottinger v. City of Miami
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided November 16, 1992No. 88-2406-CIV-ATKINSPublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
ATKINS, Senior District Judge.
THIS CAUSE is before the court on the non-jury portion of this bifurcated trial, which focused solely on the issue of liability. The background relevant to the court’s findings and conclusions regarding the City's liability can be summarized as follows.
Plaintiffs (“plaintiffs” or “class members”) filed this action in December of 1988 on behalf of themselves and approximately 6,000 other homeless people living in the City of Miami. Plaintiffs’ complaint…
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