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February 7, 2007

MEDIA ALERT: Goldstein et. al. v. Pataki et. al.

Federal Eminent Domain Lawsuit Claims Ratner's Atlantic Yards Project Violates the U.S. Constitution

BROOKLYN—Thirteen Brooklyn property owners and tenants, plaintiffs on a federal eminent domain lawsuit charging that New York State’s seizure of private property for Forest City Ratner’s “Atlantic Yards” project violates the United States Constitution, will have their first day in court today.

Defendants–the Empire State Development Corporation, former-Governor Pataki, Forest City Ratner, the City of New York, and Mayor Bloomberg–are seeking to dismiss the case. Plaintiffs’ attorney Matthew Brinckerhoff, of the law firm Emery, Celli, Brinckerhoff & Abady, will argue against the motion to dismiss and to move forward with discovery and a trial of the merits of the plaintiffs' case.

When:
Today, February 7, 2007, 2pm.

Where:
United States District Court
Eastern District of New York
225 Cadman Plaza East
Courtroom 4D

All filings, including the original complaint filed in October 2006, can be found here: http://www.dddb.net/php/reading/legal/eminentdomain

Posted by lumi at February 7, 2007 8:51 AM