SWANN v. GASTONIA HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 81-1439.

675 F.2d 1342 (1982)

James A. SWANN and Jonell Swann on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Appellees, v. GASTONIA HOUSING AUTHORITY; Dr. Cleveland Floyd, W. H. Keith, Robert Haygood, Sarah P. Knowles and Al Pollack Aldridge, Jr., each in his or her official capacity; Charles R. Kaylor, in his capacity as Executive Director of the Gastonia Housing Authority; Appellants, and William Huffstetler, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Graham C. Mullen, Gastonia, N. C. (Mullen, Holland & Cooper, P. A., Gastonia, N. C., on brief), for appellants.

Leslie J. Winner, Charlotte, N. C. (Chambers, Ferguson, Watt, Wallas, Adkins & Fuller, P. A., Charlotte, N. C., on brief), for appellees.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, FIELD, Senior Circuit Judge, and CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge.


HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:

Defendants in a class action appeal from a judgment of the district court ordering that tenants in the Gastonia Section 8 Existing Housing Program not be evicted unless the Gastonia Housing Authority (GHA) has determined after a full-fledged hearing that good cause exists for the eviction. We affirm the portion of the district court's judgment holding (1) that the GHA must make a finding of good cause before approving the termination...

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