Legal Opinion
Zapata v. Quinn
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 7, 1982No. 82 Civ. 3537(RWS)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
In this action plaintiff M.C. Zapata (“Zapata”) challenges the payment terms of the New York State Lottery (“Lottery”). Defendants John D. Quinn, Director of the New York State Lottery, and the State of New York (collectively the “State”) have moved pursuant to Rules 12(b) and 56 Fed. R.Civ.P. for dismissal of this action. For the reasons set forth below, the action is dismissed.
Zapata, a citizen of Colombia, South America, purchased a New York State Lottery ticket while visiting New York and won a Lottery prize of $273,178 in a Lottery drawing on January 19,…
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