McNAIR v. NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 81 Civ. 3797 (PNL).

613 F.Supp. 910 (1985)

Pamela McNAIR, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, Joseph J. Christian, individually and in his capacity as Chairman of the New York City Housing Authority; Walter S. Fried and Blanca G. Cedeno, individually and in their capacities as members of the New York Housing Authority, Defendants.

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

July 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Kirklin, The Legal Aid Society, Director of Litigation, Civil Appeals & Law Reform Unit, New York City (James C. Francis IV, New York City, of counsel), David Goldfarb, Attorney-in-Charge, Bronx Neighborhood Office, New York City (David H. Mitchell, Stacy Cromidas, New York City, of counsel), Conrad A. Johnson, Attorney-in-Charge, Harlem Neighborhood Office, New York City (Diane Dixon, New York City, of counsel), John C. Gray, Jr., Brooklyn Legal Services, Corporation "B", Brooklyn, N.Y. (Roger J. Maldonado, Brooklyn, N.Y., of counsel), for plaintiffs.

Charles E. Williams, III, Gen. Counsel, New York City Housing Authority, New York City (Raphael Samuel, New York City, of counsel), for defendants.


FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

LEVAL, District Judge.

This class action is brought by rejected applicants for public housing in New York City. Plaintiffs challenge the validity of the defendant New York City Housing Authority's procedures for rejecting applicants, claiming the procedures do not comply with the statutory notice and hearing requirements of the United States Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1437d(c)(3), or with the due process clause...

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