HOWARD v. PIERCE

No. 82-1960.

738 F.2d 722 (1984)

Irma HOWARD, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Samuel PIERCE, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Grand Rapids Housing Commission, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 27, 1984.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Nelson (argued), Legal Aid of Western Michigan, Grand Rapids, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Preston Hopson, Jr., Asst. City Atty., (argued), Grand Rapids, Mich., Thomas H. Peebles, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Jonathan Strong, Dept. of H.U.D., Anthony J. Steinmeyer, Peter R. Maier (argued), Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.

James R. Grow, National Housing Law Project, Berkeley, Cal., for amicus curiae.

Before ENGEL and CONTIE, Circuit Judges, and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 11, 1984.

CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Irma Howard, (plaintiff-appellant) brought this action against the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Grand Rapids Housing Commission (GRHC) (defendants-appellees) seeking to enjoin an alleged violation of the Brooke Amendment of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Act). 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437a. The issue in this case is whether...

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