Daniel K. Mayers v. Peter S. Ridley

D.C. Circuit

Daniel K. Mayers v. Peter S. Ridley

465 F.2d 630, 151 U.S. App. D.C. 45, 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 8675

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit·Decided June 30, 1972·No. 71-1418·Published·Cited by 37 cases

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PER CURIAM:

Appellants, a group of District of Columbia residents representing the class of homeowners whose property is burdened by racial covenants, instituted this suit to enjoin the Recorder of Deeds from accepting such covenants for filing in the future and to require the Recorder to affix a sticker on each existing liber volume stating that restrictive covenants found therein are null and void. They also asked for an injunction preventing the Recorder from providing copies of instruments on file unless a similar notice is attached to the copies. The District Court dismissed their complaint, 330 F.Supp. 447 (1971), and a three-judge panel of this court affirmed that judgment. On reconsideration en banc of the judgment of the District Court we now reverse.

Reversed and remanded.

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PER CURIAM:

Appellants, a group of District of Columbia residents representing the class of homeowners whose property is burdened by racial covenants, instituted this suit to enjoin the Recorder of Deeds from accepting such covenants for filing in the future and to require the Recorder to affix a sticker on each existing liber volume stating that restrictive covenants found therein are null and void. They also asked for an injunction preventing the Recorder from providing copies of instruments on file unless a similar notice is attached to the copies. The District Court dismissed their complaint, 330 F.Supp. 447 (1971), and a three-judge panel of this court affirmed that judgment. On reconsideration en banc of the judgment of the District Court we now reverse.

Reversed and remanded.

Daniel K. Mayers v. Peter S. Ridley, 465 F.2d 630, 151 U.S. App. D.C. 45, 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 8675 (D.C. Cir. 1972).

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