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IRIZARRY v. NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 83 Civ. 5626 (RLC).

575 F.Supp. 571 (1983)

Joseph IRIZARRY, Plaintiff, v. NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, Joseph J. Christian, individually and as Chairman of the New York City Housing Authority, John Simon, individually and as General Manager of the New York City Housing Authority, New York City Housing Authority Police Department, and Hamilton Robinson, individually and as Chief of the New York City Housing Authority Police, Defendants.

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

November 8, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack John Olivero, Robert L. Becker, Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc., New York City, for plaintiff.

Leboeuf, Lamb, Leiby & Macrae and Charles E. Williams III, Gen. Counsel, N.Y. City Housing Authority, New York City, for defendants; Jacob Friedlander, Lawrence W. Pollack, Abigail T. Reardon and Cherie A. Gaines, Deputy Gen. Counsel, New York City, of counsel.

OPINION

ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.

Joseph Irizarry brought this action to challenge the failure of the New York City Housing Authority Police Department to promote him to the rank of Inspector when that position became vacant in June, 1983. The four count complaint alleges that defendants (1) discriminated against plaintiff because of his Puerto Rican ancestry, thereby denying him his right to equal employment opportunity, in violation of Title VII...

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