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Boykin v. Fenty

Citations

  • 895 F. Supp. 2d 199
  • 2012 WL 4713012
  • 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143580

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that homeless plaintiffs’ due process claim failed for lack of a protected interest in shelter
  • holding that plaintiffs had no property interest in homeless shelter slated for closure
  • rejecting District’s reliance on Johnson and In-termountain, and holding that the FHA was not categorically inapplicable to homeless shelters
  • expressing doubt that FHA claim was cognizable given that former residents of a homeless shelter were neither buyers nor renters
  • collecting cases describing that FHA claims may lie for perpetuation of segregation
  • “At the motion to dismiss stage, the district court cannot throw out a complaint even if the plaintiff did not plead the elements of a prima facie case.” (cleaned up)

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Judges: Judge Paul L. Friedman

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