United States First Circuit

Comment by one local council member that they should support low-income housing project to protect the "flavor" of the town is not sufficient to support an inference of discriminatory intent under the Fair Housing Act, even if the council withdrew its support several months later.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/10/2002
• Published 01/10/2002

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David J. Gallagher, with whom Regnante, Sterio & Osborne LLP, were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick J. Costello, with whom Merrick, Louison & Costello, were on brief, for appellee.