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VULCAN SOC. OF N. Y. CITY FIRE DEPT., INC. v. CIVIL SERVICE COM'N OF CITY OF NEW YORK

No. 73 Civ. 201.

353 F.Supp. 1092 (1973)

The VULCAN SOCIETY OF the NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF the CITY OF NEW YORK et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

January 22, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nickerson, Kramer, Lowenstein, Nessen & Kamin, New York City, for plaintiffs; Maurice N. Nessen, Thomas H. Moreland, New York City, of counsel.

Norman Redlich, Corporation Counsel, New York City, for defendants; Leonard Bernikow, Paula Omansky, New York City, of counsel.

OPINION

WEINFELD, District Judge.

This is a class action brought on behalf of all blacks and Hispanics1 who allege they have been excluded from jobs as firemen or have been deterred from obtaining promotions in the New York City Fire Department as a result of Civil Service examinations, job criteria and procedures promulgated by the Civil Service Commission and other agencies of the City of New York. Encompassed within those...

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