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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

§ 151

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§ 151
Parent Document
Barrientos v. 1801-1825 MORTON LLC, 583 F.3d 1197 (2009)
Effective Date
2009-10-09

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at 740. Here, Tenants’ lease contracts are not collateral to the litigation because they incorporate and define the rights and obligations of Tenants and Morton, the applicability of relevant federal and state law, and the role of federal and state actors. Thus, Tenants’ action for a declaratory judgment regarding their right to remain in their apartments is properly considered an action “on a contract.” As the district court noted, Tenants’ “complaint was one to enforce their rights as tenants under the lease.”