BURNS v. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSUR. SOC. OF U.S.

No. 208, Docket 82-7372.

696 F.2d 21 (1982)

Kay BURNS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF the UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant. Eugene J. GOSS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF the UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 9, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald P. Norton, Washington, D.C. (Walter B. Connolly, Jr. and Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Washington, D.C., Fred A. Freund and Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York City, Werner Weinstock, John P. Mangan, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Richard Ben-Veniste, Washington, D.C. (Ben-Veniste & Shernoff, Washington, D.C., Leonard N. Flamm and Hockert & Flamm, New York City, Martin Jacobson & Braunstein, Jacobson, Freeman & Viscomi, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellees Burns, et al.

Ben H. Becker and Schwartz, Tobia, Stanziale & Gordon, East Orange, N.J., submitted a brief for plaintiff-appellee Goss.

Justine S. Lisser, Washington, D.C. (Michael Martinez, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Philip Sklover, Associate Gen. Counsel, Vincent Blackwood, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Washington, D.C., on the brief), for the E.E.O.C. as amicus curiae.

Robert E. Williams, Douglas S. McDowell, Barbara L. Neilson and McGuiness & Williams, Washington, D.C., submitted a brief for the Equal Employment Advisory Council as amicus curiae.

Before MANSFIELD, VAN GRAAFEILAND, and NEWMAN, Circuit Judges.


NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (Equitable) appeals from two orders of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Morris E. Lasker, Judge) denying Equitable's motions to dismiss private suits filed under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (1976). 530 F.Supp. 768 (S.D.N.Y.1982). Equitable contended that the private suits were...

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