GERENA-VALENTIN v. KOCH

No. 81 Civ. 5468 (RLC).

523 F.Supp. 176 (1981)

Gilberto GERENA-VALENTIN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Edward I. KOCH, et al., Defendants.

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

September 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc., New York City, for plaintiffs; Cesar A. Perales, Kenneth Kimerling, Gabe Kaimowitz, New York City, of counsel.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen., New York City, for Bd. of Election defendants.

John S. Martin, Jr., U. S. Atty., New York City, for Dept. of Justice; William Hibsher, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, of counsel.

Allen G. Schwartz, Corp. Counsel, New York City, for City defendants; Patrick F. X. Mulhearn, New York City, of counsel.

Paul A. Victor, New York City, for defendant Stanley Friedman.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge.

Plaintiff moved for a preliminary injunction against the holding of all councilmanic elections and to replace Gerena-Valentin's name on the Democratic primary ballot. The basis for plaintiffs' suit is the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 et seq., and portions of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(1). The claims...

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