Legal Opinion
Sendlewski v. Town of Southampton
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 12, 1990No. CV 89-0110PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEXLER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Michael and Carol Ann Sendlewski, husband and wife, bring this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Town of Southampton (the “Town”) and numerous Town officials (collectively, “defendants”) seeking declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief and attorney’s fees. Presently before the Court is defendants’ motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, to stay the proceedings in this action pending the resolution of state court actions brought by the Town against plaintiffs. For the reasons below, the motion to dismiss is granted.
I. Background
As alleged in the…
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