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CitySt.Paul_TrainleftStationUSSC:10-1032 ie: Magner
Sharon Anderson · St. Paul CentralWhy pull out when its ongoing since 2004 unabated by the State AG Lori Swanson, the Meter is ticking, www.sharon4anderson.blogspot.com City must lose in Federal Court, USA is bankrupt , where will the federal funds continue for Central Corridor, Penfield, Schmidt Brewery Housing. Such a DEAL http:// forums.e-democracy.org/ groups/stpaul-issues/files/ f/1679-2007-07-08T193758Z/ 5Jul07RatAssLegal_22.pdf.
Civil rights groups applaud St. Paul’s Supreme Court pull-out, Wall Street Journal blows a raspberry
- 14 February, 2012 //
- City Hall Scoop //
- Tags : landlords, Magner vs. Gallagher, U.S. Supreme Court
The case, which involves a dozen landlords suing the city for strict housing code enforcement, would have been heard by a conservative-leaning Supreme Court on Feb. 29. The landlords basically argued that coming down hard on them decreased affordable housing for the city’s minorities — a “disparate impact” on black residents and a violation of the federal Fair Housing Act.
The Supreme Court justices would have probably sided with St. Paul, creating precedent to undermine key Civil Rights protections for minorities in the federal Fair Housing Act. Among other things, “disparate impact” is an important part of discrimination lawsuits against predatory lenders, such as the recent class action suit with Countrywide Mortgage.
St. Paul would have won, but at huge moral costs, say some. Among those some is the NAACP, the ACLU, and the aforementioned civil and human rights coalition. Read their press release here:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 13, 2012
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Applauds Saint Paul for its Withdrawal of the Magner Petition from Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, DC – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement in response to the city of Saint Paul’s thoughtful decision to withdraw its petition to the Supreme Court in Magner v. Gallagher. The Leadership Conference joined the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law in filing a brief arguing that disparate impact analysis is appropriate under the Fair Housing Act (FHA):
“We applaud the decision by Mayor Christopher Coleman and the city of Saint Paul to withdraw its petition to the Supreme Court in Magner v. Gallagher. By taking this action, the city is protecting its legitimate responsibility for code enforcement and preserving the disparate impact doctrine under federal fair housing law, which is essential to protecting low-income and minority tenants.
Every federal court of appeals that has considered the issue has concluded that disparate impact exists under the Fair Housing Act. This doctrine is a powerful tool to combat redlining, housing discrimination, and predatory lending. This standard will soon be further bolstered when the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issues a final regulation codifying disparate impact later this year.
By returning the case to federal district court, Saint Paul has protected its ability, as well as the authority of municipalities across the country, to enforce housing standards for all citizens.
It’s imperative that this established legal framework be preserved. By taking this course of action, the city of Saint Paul protects its own citizens as well as communities across the country.”
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States. The Leadership Conference works toward an America as good as its ideals. For more information on The Leadership Conference and its 200-plus member organizations, visit http://www.civilrights.org/.
Monday, February 6, 2012
USSC_10-1032 PetitionersCitySt.Paul,Magner_vs_LandLords,Gallagher
Magner v. Gallagher
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-1032 | 8th Cir. | Feb 29, 2012 | TBD | TBD | TBD | OT 2011 |
Issue: (1) Whether disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act; and, if so (2) what test should be used to analyze them.
Plain English Issue: (1) Whether a lawsuit can be brought for a violation of the Fair Housing Act based on a practice that is not discriminatory on its own, but has a discriminatory effect; and, if so, (2) how should courts determine whether a practice has a discriminatory effect and violates the Act?
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
USSC 10-1032 CitySt.Paul,Magner et al Hearing 29Feb2012
LEGAL NOTICE LETTER DOCUMENT RE: PENALITYS OF PERJURY
AFFIDAVIT OF SHARON4ANDERSON re: USSC:10-1032 title CitySt.Paul,Magner vs. LandLords Gallagher et al.
http://stpaul.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
City Council 2/1/2012 3:30 PM Council Chambers - 3rd Floor Meeting details Agenda
Affiant Sharon Anderson aka Peterson_Chergosky aka 1st Husband Scarrella, re: Scarrella4Justice221NW2nd562 www.sharon4judge.blogspot.com
published without Royalitys and Sharons Permission.
Hereby request that the City St.Paul estopp "terrorizing" the Citizenery and until final disposition of the above entitled case, that any all Condemnations be stayed.
FUTHER: http://wethepeopleusa.ning.com/profile/SharonScarrellaAnderson
Until the Homestead of the Disabled and Decedants are made WHOLE 1058 Summit
http://www.angelfire.com/mn3/andersonadvocates/PDFedem2006/file8.pdf
http://sharon-mn-ecf.blogspot.com/ Water Shutoff to harm,injure Sharon 2004
Sharon's 97 Blogs with thousand's of forensic evidence "takings" Car's,Trailers triggering Forclosure without due process.
http://www2.blogger.com/home
Taking Drivers License, Car,Trailer etc. terrorizing Sharon a Senior, Disabled, Candidate for Public Office.
http://www.angelfire.com/mn3/andersonadvocates/PDFedem2006/file1.pdf
THEREFORE: CitySt.Paul cannot go further until all the Respondants briefs are read and analyzed.
Sharon4Anderson@aol.com AttorneyProSe_Private AG, ECF:165913 Pacer:sa1299 Tel: 651-776-5835
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Magner v. Gallagher
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
10-1032 8th Cir. Feb 29, 2012
TBD TBD TBD OT 2011
Disclaimer: Goldstein & Russell, P.C. serves as counsel to the respondents in this case.
Issue: (1) Whether disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act; and, if so (2) what test should be used to analyze them.
Plain English Issue: (1) Whether a lawsuit can be brought for a violation of the Fair Housing Act based on a practice that is not discriminatory on its own, but has a discriminatory effect; and, if so, (2) how should courts determine whether a practice has a discriminatory effect and violates the Act?
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
USSC: 10-1032 CitySt.Paul_Magner vs.Gallagher's Merit Brief
LandLords Merit Brief USSC:10-1032 City St.Paul Lawyers misleading US Supreme Court track http://www.scotusblog.com/
type in Magner
Saturday, October 29, 2011
ElectSharon4Seniors Ward2_CitySt.Paul_MN
Sharon Anderson · St. Paul Central
request that Ms Schanno disclose if Schanno ever Married. Sharon verily alleges that Ms. Schanno has never Voted in St.Paul Has never attended a Council Hearing and is a Mole_Wringer for the REpublican Party. Currently Sharon4Seniors is duly concerned for Property Homeowners... and must Challenge certain Statutes as Unconstitutionally Vague, Arbitrary re: Canvass Board and Assessments https://www.revisor.mn.gov
The statute reads a city council candidate must live within the ward. It is common knowledge Ms. Anderson (a perpetual candidate) DOES NOT. The shame here is when you talk with county and/or city officials “they” state it is not their responsibility to verify or enforce the rules. My question then was “Well who is responsible?”.
The irony here is it is up to a challenging candidate and/or citizen to file a formal complaint, meaning the burden once again falls to the tax payers and/or a candidate who must to incur the time and cost to bring forward a formal complaint. This seems utterly asinine and frankly it is outrageous to me and I am simply pointing out the facts so the public is aware.
Our city council representatives state it is important to hold a fair race. Mr. Thune knows Sharon does not live in the ward, most everyone knows that… allowing Sharon to stay on the ballot makes a mockery of our system and our “new” electoral process, which “everyone” voted for but nobody knows how it works.
You are questioning my motive rather than bring light to the facts… If you had bothered to pick up the phone and ask me direct the motive behind the press release maybe then you would have write the story or communicated the effort correctly. Sorry Pioneer Press you did it again. Now, I dare ask, who is playing politics?
Sharon Anderson · St. Paul CentralPut your Money where your Mouth is and if your such a concern citizen file with the OAH or Ramsey Co. Attorney re: Criminal Charges mandate Grand Jury Proceeings. www.sharon4Council.blogspot.com Ms Schanno your wilful neglience to investigate re: www.sharon4anderson.org exploiting Seniors, Disabled,Vunerable Adults is pervase/fatal
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Schanno wants Sharon Anderson off the ballot
- 28 October, 2011 //
- City Hall Scoop //
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Now is when things get rough, tough and … and … (dare we say it? yes we dare) … even snippy in St. Paul City Council races. And by rough, tough and snippy, the Scoop doesn’t just mean, “Don’t vote for my competitor.”
The Scoop means… “don’t allow my competitor on the ballot.”
That’s the tactic in the downtown / West End corner known as Ward 2, where one candidate is trying to get a second candidate booted out of the election even before Election Day, and blaming a third candidate — the incumbent city council member — that she’s even made it this far.
Confused? Here’s how it works:
Perennial candidate Sharon Anderson is running for election to the City Council in Ward 2, which would lead one to surmise that she actually lives in or around downtown or somewhere near West Seventh Street. Wrong, says fellow Ward 2 candidate Cynthia Schanno.
Anderson uses both her Summit Avenue address and a P.O. Box in her election filings, notes Schanno, even though Anderson lost her home in a tax dispute in 1988. Anderson apparently lives on the East Side, or did so when she videotaped this YouTube message in 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgDuL6Vf6Rw
Of the video, Anderson said: “That doesn’t prove anything. I’ve got 13 pieces of property.”
“My legal residence is 1058 Summit Avenue,” Anderson told the Scoop on Friday. “She’s trying to make a name for herself. She emailed me. She has published this on her website saying I’m not a viable candidate. Well, then make a complaint. If she’s going to be publishing false statements, the election law is you have to file a complaint with the office of administrative hearings. … Why doesn’t she sue me? Why doesn’t she file a legal complaint?”
The Scoop asked Anderson: “Where do you live, Sharon?”
To which Anderson responded: “It doesn’t matter. I have properties up in Itasca, I have properties up in Aitkin … ”
To which the Scoop interrupted: “Do you have property in Ward 2?”
To which Anderson responded: “I own 1058 Summit Avenue, with my dead tenants in common. … I’m not going to let a house go. The house was paid for. … Until she’s filed a valid complaint, I’m going to ignore her. … I could be living in my car, for all she knows.”
Anderson, who maintains she has been “reduced to poverty,” previously told the Scoop that she has to ask for rides from friends to the Dorothy Day Center in downtown St. Paul for meals. It stands to reason she might not rest her head at night in downtown proper. But could she really live… outside the ward? (Cue suspenseful music here…)
So, if Schanno’s allegations are true, who’s fault is it that Anderson’s name remains on the ballot? Clearly, it’s Council Member’s Dave Thune’s fault.
Wait. Hold up. Remind the tape. What?!
Schanno writes on her website, referring to herself in the third person: “Schanno alleged that incumbent Dave Thune knows Anderson is not eligible to be on the ballot but has said and done nothing because the situation benefits him.”
How could that be? Schanno’s press release doesn’t explain that point in detail, but hey, the Scoop surmises, it could be like this: Schanno and Anderson are the only women on the Ward 2 ballot. Together, they’d split the female vote faster than you can say “Bachmann vs. Palin.”
Furthermore, Anderson is a self-described Republican (though judging by previous GOP attempts to get her booted from previous elections, the party has no deep affection for her.) Schanno is at least a bit right of center, so the two appear to share some political space, at least on paper.
Schanno writes: “Anderson can siphon off a few hundred votes when voters mistake her for a more well known woman by the same name.”
Well, well. Let the battle be unjoined!
