January 2009
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Lis Pendens LawBy By Toby Golick
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Diaz v. Patterson, 547 F. 3d 88, has rejected a due-process challenge to a New York law that allows a person who brings or plans to bring a lawsuit claiming an interest in real property to file a lis pendens against the property. The lis pendens is a document, filed in the office of the clerk of the county where the property is located, which serves to notify potential purchasers of claims against the property.
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