Legal Opinion
George Hadges v. Yonkers Racing Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 19, 1990No. 202, Docket 90-7380PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Chief Judge:
This appeal is from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Gerard L. Goet-tel, Judge, denying George Hadges’s motion for a preliminary injunction and granting the cross-motion of Yonkers Racing Corporation (“YRC”) for summary judgment. It presents an issue of first impression for this court: whether Yonkers Racing Corporation, as the private owner of a racetrack licensed by the State of New York (the “State”) to conduct parimutuel wagering on harness races, 1 engaged in state action for the purposes of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 when it…
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