Legal Opinion
Braxton v. Poughkeepsie Housing Authority
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 22, 1974No. 73 Civ. 4077PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs have moved for a preliminary injunction and an order pursuant to Rule 23, Fed.R.Civ.P. declaring that this suit may be maintained as a class action. Defendants have cross-moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Rule 12 for failure to state a claim and lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
This is another in a recent series of sprawling, multi-party suits challenging the administration of public housing programs. It is being brought on behalf of all tenants who reside in low rent public housing projects controlled and operated by the Poughkeepsie Housing…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Escalera v. New York City Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Housing Authority of the City of Omaha, Nebraska v. United States Housing Authority, Etc., and National Tenants OrganizationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Tyson v. New York City Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Daniel Burr v. The New Rochelle Municipal Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- McDonald v. McLucasDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Richardson v. Virgin Islands Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1981
- James v. New York City Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Sharrock v. HarrisDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Nash v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- McKenna v. Peekskill Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
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