U.S. v. Northside Realty Associates, Inc., 74-1414
| Citation | 501 F.2d 181 |
| Decision Date | 23 September 1974 |
| Docket Number | No. 74-1414,74-1414 |
| Parties | UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORTHSIDE REALTY ASSOCIATES, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants. Summary Calendar.* *Rule 18, 5 Cir., Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, PartI. |
| Court | United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (5th Circuit) |
Harold L. Russell, Lioyd Sutter, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellants.
William B. Saxbe, Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Jerris Leonard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frank E. Schwelb, Chief, Housing Section, Civil Rights Div., U.S., Washington, D.C., David T. Kelley, Dept. of Justice, Harold H. Moore, Attys., J. Stanley Pottinger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., John W. Stokes, Jr., U.S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., Julian M. Longley, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Thomas N. Keeling, Housing Section, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and THORNBERRY and AINSWORTH, Circuit, judges.
The United States brought this action in July, 1970, against Northside Realty and its executive vice-president, Ed Isakson, alleging that defendants had refused to make housing available to Blacks on account of race in violation of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq. The district court found defendant in violation of the Act and granted injunctive relief. From the district court's findings of fact and conclusions of law, we were unable to ascertain whether the determination that the Act had been violated was based on the impermissible ground that Isakson challenged the Act constitutionally. We remanded for clarification and directed the district court to enter fresh findings of fact and conclusions of law. United States v. Northside Realty Associates, Inc., 5 Cir., 1973, 474 F.2d 1164. The district court has now complied with our request and has specifically found, without regard to Isakson's statements about constitutionality, that the United States is entitled to relief.
Defendants appeal to us once again raising four assignments of error. We find these contentions to be without merit and affirm.
Defendants contend that the lower court's determination that the Government carried its burden of proving an issue of public importance is erroneous. They also contend the district court's findings were clearly erroneous and reflected no consideration of essential uncontroverted material facts. They further assert that the grant of injunctive relief was an abuse of discretion. These...
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