SAXTON v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CITY OF TACOMA

No. 91-36262.

1 F.3d 881 (1993)

Lora M. SAXTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF the CITY OF TACOMA; William Hunter, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Tacoma, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 30, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Purbaugh, Barbara Evans-Cordts, Alan Anderson, Puget Sound Legal Assistance Foundation, Tacoma, WA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Everett Holum, McCarthy, Holum, Causseaux & Rourke, Tacoma, WA, for defendants-appellees.

Before: FARRIS, FERGUSON, and D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judges.


D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we consider whether a public housing tenant is entitled to a hearing before the denial of her request to add an additional family member to her lease. Appellant Lora Saxton ("Saxton") brought suit against the Housing Authority of the City of Tacoma and its Executive Director (collectively, "THA") after THA refused to restore her husband Ben Saxton ("Ben") to the family's lease. The district court granted summary judgment...

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