YESLER TERRACE COMMUNITY v. CISNEROS

No. 92-35603.

37 F.3d 442 (1994)

YESLER TERRACE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, a non-profit corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington; and Eric Bolden, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Henry G. CISNEROS, in his official capacity as Secretary, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 12, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Girard, Evergreen Legal Services, Seattle, WA, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Bruce G. Forrest, Robert Zemer, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees.

Before: GOODWIN, CANBY, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


CANBY, Circuit Judge.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) determined that Washington's state court eviction procedures satisfy the basic elements of due process, thereby allowing public housing authorities in Washington to evict tenants accused of criminal activity without first affording them an informal grievance hearing. Yesler Terrace Community Council sued, contending that HUD's determination is invalid because it was made without giving public...

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