BUCK v. BOARD OF ED. OF CITY OF NEW YORK

Nos. 216, 372, Dockets 75-7583, 75-7636.

553 F.2d 315 (1977)

Ruth E. BUCK, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee, v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendant-Appellant-Appellee, Dr. Bernard E. Donovan et al., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruth E. Buck, pro se.

Francis F. Caputo, New York City (W. Bernard Richland, Corp. Counsel of the City of New York, L. Kevin Sheridan, New York City, of counsel), for The Board of Education.

Leonard Stecher, New York City, for Division of Human Rights of State of New York.

Nicholas G. Garaufis, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City (Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen., State of New York, Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Nicholas G. Garaufis, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, of counsel), for appellees Hon. Frederick Backer and employees of the District Attys. of New York and Kings Counties.

Lawrence W. Reich, Albany, N.Y. (Robert D. Stone, Albany, N.Y., of counsel), for New York State Supervisory Committee.

Before MOORE, OAKES and TIMBERS, Circuit Judges.


MOORE, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Ruth E. Buck, formerly a tenured guidance counselor employed by the Board of Education of the City of New York ("the Board"), commenced this action in 1971, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1986, against the Board and numerous other defendants, alleging that her discharge from school employment in 1969 deprived her of her civil rights. On December 2, 1974, the late Judge Judd of the Eastern District of New York entered...

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