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BLACK v. STATE OF NEW YORK

No. 97 Civ. 3415(MGC).

13 F.Supp.2d 538 (1998)

Frank BLACK as President of Tenants for Equality in Housing and Skip Lavis, Plaintiffs, v. The STATE OF NEW YORK, George M. Pataki, Governor of the State of New York, Peter F. Vallone, as Speaker and Majority Leader of the New York City Council, and the New York City Council, Defendants.

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

July 21, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Black, Skip Lavis, New York City, pro se.

Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York City by Evan A. Gordon, Assistant Attorney General, for State of New York, George M. Pataki.

Paul A. Crotty, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York City by Tahirih Sadrieh, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for Frank Black, Skip Lavis.

OPINION

CEDARBAUM, Senior District Judge.

This is an action challenging state and local laws that regulate certain apartment rental rates in New York City. Plaintiffs contend that the challenged laws violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. For the reasons that follow, defendants' motion...

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