District Court, E.D. New York August 3, 1972, Civ. A. 72 C 288 (Fred v. Kokinokos)

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

NEAHER, District Judge.

This is an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1982 and 42 U.S.C. § 3604(b) seeking to recover $2000 compensatory and $2000 punitive damages for an alleged act of racial discrimination arising out of defendants’ refusal to lease an apartment in their two-family home on terms demanded by plaintiffs. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C.