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Eminent Domain Appeal Brief Filed
On July 31st plaintiffs--property owners and tenants--filed their appeal in the United States 2nd Circuit
Court of Appeals. They are appealing the Eastern District Court's decision
on defendants' motion to dismiss the Constitutional challenge to the use of eminent
domain for Forest City Ratner's Atlantic Yards,
aka: Goldstein v. Pataki
Click
here to download the brief [pdf].
All papers from the suit are here.
Oral argument on the appeal will be on October
9th at 10am.
(The courthouse is at 500 Pearl Street in Manhattan. Map.)
Posted: 8.02.07
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