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BURTON v. TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 8:99-CV-1238-T-26B.

171 F.Supp.2d 1314 (2000)

Connie BURTON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY, Defendant, and United States of America, Intervenor.

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Tampa Division.

May 23, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy M. Burns, Johnson, Blakely, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, P.A., Tampa, FL, for plaintiffs.

Alan D. Stewart, Butler, Burnette Pappas, Tampa, FL, for Tampa Housing Authority, defendant.

Anita M. Cream, U.S. Attorney's Office, Orlando, FL, for U.S., defendant.

ORDER

LAZZARA, District Judge.

This case involves Tampa Housing Authority's (THA) "One Strike" policy to evict tenants if a member of their household, unbeknownst to them, is arrested for participation in drug-related criminal activity. Plaintiff Connie Burton, a THA tenant since 1984, is subject to eviction based on the arrest of her son, a household resident, for participating in an illegal drug transaction. The transaction allegedly occurred on...

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