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HAVENS REALTY CORP. v. COLEMAN

No. 80-988.

455 U.S. 363 (1982)

HAVENS REALTY CORP. ET AL. v. COLEMAN ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 1982

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Everette G. Allen, Jr., argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was James F. Pascal.

Vanessa Ruiz argued the cause for respondents. With her on the brief were Daniel M. Singer, James B. Blinkoff, and Josephine L. Ursini.*

Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed by Reginald M. Barley for the City of Richmond; by F. Willis Caruso for the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities; and by Martin E. Sloane for the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing, Inc., et al.

Briefs of amici curiae were filed by Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General Reynolds, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Harriet S. Shapiro, Jessica Dunsay Silver, Mildred M. Matesich, and Gershon M. Ratner for the United States; and by Richard C. Dinkelspiel, Norman J. Chachkin, Roderic V. O. Boggs, Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit III, Lowell Johnston, Judith Reed, and William L. Taylor for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law et al.

JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents questions concerning the scope of standing to sue under the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the proper construction of § 812(a) of the Act, which requires that a civil suit be brought within 180 days after the alleged occurrence of a discriminatory practice.

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The case began as a class action against Havens Realty Corp. (Havens) and one of its employees, Rose Jones. Defendants...

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