U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1975

Gwathmey v. Town of East Hampton

Gwathmey v. Town of East Hampton
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · Decided March 20, 1975 · Anderson, Lumbard, Waterman
512 F.2d 1318 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Gwathmey v. Town of East Hampton

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

Our decision in this case dated December 24, 1970, 437 F.2d 351, was remanded by the Supreme Court on July 8, 1974, for reconsideration in light of Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971), and Samuels v. Mackell, 401 U.S. 66, 91 S.Ct. 764, 27 L.Ed.2d 688 (1971).

Plaintiffs initially sought the convening of a three-judge court to consider the constitutionality of N.Y.Gen.Bus.Law § 136(a) and an injunction against the prosecution of Gwathmey who had been arrested for violating that statute and who was then free on bail pending a hearing. The district court denied both requests.

Since we found the New York statute to be unconstitutional in Long Island Vietnam Moratorium Comm. v. Cahn, 437 F.2d 344 (2d Cir. 1970), affd., 418 U.S. 906, 94 S.Ct. 3197, 41 L.Ed.2d 1153 (1974), there is no reason to convene a three-judge court. However, in light of Younger and Samuels, we now affirm the district court’s refusal to enjoin an ongoing state criminal proceeding.

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