Legal Opinion

Larkin v. Michigan Department of Social Services

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 16, 1996No. 95-1138PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANN ALDRICH, District Judge.

Defendant-Appellant State of Michigan Department of Social Services appeals from an order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee Geraldine Larkin and intervenor-appellee Michigan Protection and Advocacy Services. The district court held that the spacing and notice requirements of the Michigan Adult Foster Care Licensing Act are preempted by the federal Fair Housing Act and violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution. Because we agree that the Fair Housing Act preempts the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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  2. Michigan Canners & Freezers Assn., Inc. v. Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Bd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Brad Bangerter v. Orem City Corporation, a Utah Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  4. Smith & Lee Associates, Inc., A/K/A Mortenview Manor, a Michigan Corporation United States of America v. City of Taylor, MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  5. Horizon House Developmental Services, Inc. v. Township of Upper SouthamptonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1992

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Larkin v. State Of Michigan Department Of Social ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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  3. Williams, Monet v. Wendler, WalterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

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