Suella Debolt v. Michael Espy, 47 F.3d 777 (1995)

Citation: Suella Debolt v. Michael Espy, 47 F.3d 777 (1995)
Parent Document: Suella Debolt v. Michael Espy, 47 F.3d 777 (1995)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1995-05-05
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/689152/suella-debolt-v-michael-espy/ ↗

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at 4. However, even though the plaintiff is challenging the “developmental barriers” created by the FmHA’s funding practices, she is not one of the parties competing for the FmHA’s funds; private developers are. Thus, the plaintiffs inability to compete with the elderly and small families for § 515 housing is not directly caused by the FmHA’s allegedly discriminatory practices, but rather by developers’ decisions to build small apartments instead of large ones. Thus, even if the plaintiff redefines her injury as the “inability to compete equally,” she has still not shown that, the FmHA has caused this inability, or that we could redress it by granting her requested relief. Cf. Si *782 mon v. Eastern Ky. Welfare Rights Org.,

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