ROPICO, INC. v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Nos. 75 Civ. 6168, 75 Civ. 6246.

425 F.Supp. 970 (1976)

ROPICO, INC., Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK et al., Defendants, and Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General of the State of New York, Intervenor-Defendant. Alfred AVINS, Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK and Harrison J. Goldin, Defendants, and Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General of the State of New York, Intervenor-Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

September 7, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred Avins, pro se.

W. Bernard Richland, Corp. Counsel, New York City, attorney for defendants City of New York and Goldin; James G. Greilsheimer, New York City, of counsel.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen., State of New York, New York City, for intervenor-defendant; Shirley A. Siegel, New York City, of counsel.

Malcolm A. MacIntyre, Godfrey P. Schmidt, New York City, for Ropico, Inc.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, for defendant Municipal Assistance Corp. for the City of New York; Robert L. Laufer, Howard S. Veisz, New York City, of counsel.


GAGLIARDI, District Judge.

These two actions challenge the validity under federal law of the New York State Emergency Moratorium Act for the City of New York, 1975 McKinney Session Laws (Extraordinary Session), Chapters 874, 875 (the "Moratorium Act"). Parties in both actions have cross-moved for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, defendants' motions to dismiss the complaint are granted.

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