SMITH v. CITY OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS

No. 84-3099.

760 F.2d 720 (1985)

William H. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 3, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Burtch, argued, Baker & Hostetler, David R. Kelleher, Columbus, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

Donald K. Barclay, Jules N. Koach, argued, Kathryn Gonser Eloff, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Avery S. Friedman, Edward G. Kramer, Vincent T. Lombardo, Kenneth J. Kowalski, argued, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendants-appellees.

Before MERRITT and WELLFORD, Circuit Judges, and HILLMAN, District Judge.


MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff in this housing discrimination action alleges that the racial steering practices of defendants, city of Cleveland Heights and non-profit neighborhood association, Heights Community Congress, violate both his statutory and constitutional rights under the Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. § 3604, the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments, and §§ 1981, 1982, 1983, 42 U.S.C. The...

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