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RICKETTS v. CITY OF NY

181 Misc.2d 838 (1999)

688 N.Y.S.2d 418

HECTOR B. RICKETTS et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF NEW YORK et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

March 18, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Institute for Justice, Washington, D.C. (William H. Mellor, Clint Bobick, Nicole S. Garnett and Deborah Simpson of counsel), and Shapiro & Lane, L. L. P., Mamaroneck (J. Mark Lane of counsel), for plaintiffs.

Michael D. Hess, Corporation Counsel (Dana Beberman of counsel), for City of New York and others, defendants.

Richard M. Weinberg (Gail R. Zweig of counsel), for Council of City of New York, defendant.

Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General, for State of New York and others, defendants.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LOUIS B. YORK, J.

This is an action seeking to nullify local legislation giving the City of New York authority for the granting of franchises for the operation of commuter van services in the City of New York. For a brief history of the development of commuter van services in New York City and the legislation granting the City of New York authority over the operation see the decision in Giuliani v Council of City of N. Y. (

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