COLON v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Nos. 80 Civ. 1580 (PNL), 81 Civ. 4979 (PNL), 81 Civ. 7023 (PNL) and 81 Civ. 7526 (PNL).

535 F.Supp. 1108 (1982)

Obed COLON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Defendants. Bruno J. SELISTE, Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendant. Glenn H. GNEISS, Plaintiff, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendant. Leroy JONES, Jr., Plaintiff, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Commanding Officer, New York City Transit Police Dept., Applicant Investigation Unit, 346 Broadway, New York, New York, Defendants.

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

March 24, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard H. Rubin, New York City, for Colon and Seliste.

Daniel E. Clifton, New York City, for Gneiss.

Leroy Jones, Jr., pro se.

Thomas W. Bergdall, New York City, for City of New York. Howard L. Zwickel, New York City, for State of N. Y.

George S. Grupsmith and Richard K. Bernard, Brooklyn, N. Y., for NYCTA.


OPINION AND ORDER

LEVAL, District Judge.

These are actions brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief. The common claims of these actions are that defendants have violated plaintiffs' rights under the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment,1 and N.Y.Exec.Law § 291(1)2 by refusing to hire them because of their age. At issue is the constitutionality...

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