BERKMAN v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Nos. 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, Dockets 86-7157, 86-7159, 86-7167 and 86-7201.

812 F.2d 52 (1987)

Brenda BERKMAN, on Behalf of herself and a class consisting of all similarly-situated women, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK; Edward I. Koch, individually and as Mayor of the City of New York; New York City Fire Department, Augustus Beekman, individually and as Fire Commissioner of the City of New York; New York City Department of Personnel; Michael Nadel, individually and as Director of Personnel of the City of New York; Thomas Roche, individually and as former Director of Personnel of the City of New York; Civil Service Commission of the City of New York, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, and Uniformed Firefighters Association, Local 94, Firefighters Eligibles Association, List No. 1162, Inc., Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, and James T. Ahrens, Defendant-Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided February 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norma Kerlin, New York City (Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., Corp. Counsel, Francis F. Caputo, Elizabeth Dale Kendrick, Robin M. Levine, New York City, on the brief), for municipal defendants-appellants-cross-appellees.

John F. Mills, Mineola, N.Y. (Colleran O'Hara & Mills, Mineola, N.Y., on the brief), for defendant-intervenor-appellant-cross-appellee Firefighter Eligibles Ass'n, List No. 1162, Inc.

Michael N. Block, New York City (H. Adam Prussin, Cheryl Eisberg Moin, Lipsig, Sullivan & Liapakis, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-intervenor-appellant-cross-appellee Uniformed Firefighters Ass'n.

Laura Sager, Washington Square Legal Services, Inc., New York City (Robert L. King, Jonathan E. Richman, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant.

Before FEINBERG, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and KEARSE, Circuit Judges.


JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal and cross-appeal from orders of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Charles P. Sifton, Judge) providing supplemental relief in connection with a Title VII lawsuit alleging gender discrimination in entry-level hiring of New York City firefighters. In an earlier stage of this litigation, the District Court invalidated an entry-level examination and ordered various forms of relief, including the development...

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