Sample Appellate Brief

Civil Appeal No. 1-3-000102-14

Appeal From: Civil No. 13-CV-5278

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT

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ADAM HUSSAIN and SARA HUSSAIN, Plaintiffs/Appellants

v.

QUALITY PROPERTIES, INC., Defendant/Appellee

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

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BRIEF FOR THE APPELLANT

Exam Number: (O’Connell)

Attorney for Adam and Sara Hussain

ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED

Table of Contents

Table of Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Jurisdictional Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Statement of the Issues Presented for Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Statement of the Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Statement of the Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Summary of the Argument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Argument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

I. The District Court Erred In Its Assessment of the Fair Housing Act and Its Applicability to Post-Acquisition Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

A. The District Court Misinterpreted the Language of § 3604(b)...