UNITED STATES v. GOLDBERG

No. 71-1837 Summary Calendar.

450 F.2d 295 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Abraham GOLDBERG, d/b/a Isle of Venice Apartments and Lisa Ann Apartments, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 20, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., Frank E. Schwelb, Chief, Robert J. Wiggers, Martin Barenblat, Attys., David L. Norman, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Housing Sec., Civ. Rights Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellant.

James V. Johnstone, Miami Beach, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Goldberg allegedly refused to rent an apartment to John Edward Woullard, who is black, in violation of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. Woullard was contacted by Alexander C. Ross, an attorney and Deputy Chief of the Housing Section, Civil Rights Division, of the United States Justice Department.1 Ross attempted to correct the alleged discriminatory housing practice by informal methods, by conference, conciliation...

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