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VULCAN PIONEERS v. N.J. DEPT. OF CIV. SERV.

Civ. Nos. 950-73, 77-2054 and 79-184.

588 F.Supp. 716 (1984)

VULCAN PIONEERS, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE, et al., Defendants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. STATE of NEW JERSEY, et al., Defendants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. STATE of NEW JERSEY, et al., Defendants. VULCAN PIONEERS OF NEW JERSEY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF NEWARK, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

May 3, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vickie Donaldson, East Orange, N.J., for Vulcan Pioneers, Inc.

Michael L. Prigoff, Lebson & Prigoff, Englewood, N.J., for N.J. Firemen's Benev. Assoc.

Gerald F. George, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Employment Litigation Section, Washington, D.C., for U.S.A.

David I. Fox, Fox & Fox, Newark, N.J., for Newark Firemen's Benev. Assoc.

Matthew Powals, Atlantic City, N.J., for Atlantic City.

Joseph A. Pojanowski, III, Passaic, N.J., for City of Passaic.

John Kennedy, Corp. Counsel, Jersey City, N.J., for Jersey City.

Ralph L. Del Luccia, Jr., Paterson, N.J., for City of Paterson.

Harold L. Hamlette, Plainfield, N.J., for City of Plainfield.

John C. Pidgeon, First Asst. Corp. Counsel, Newark, N.J., for City of Newark.

N. Thomas Foster, Camden, N.J., for City of Camden.

Mark Fleming, Deputy Atty. Gen., Trenton, N.J., for State of N.J.

James Cahill, New Brunswick, N.J., for City of New Brunswick.

William H. Eaton, East Orange, N.J., for City of East Orange.

Frank P. Trocino, Elizabeth, N.J., for City of Elizabeth.

Lawrence Florio, Hoboken, N.J., for City of Hoboken.

George T. Dougherty, Trenton, N.J., for City of Trenton.

SAROKIN, District Judge.

This matter presents to the court one of the most difficult and troubling issues facing the judiciary today. Either by court order or consent decree, minorities have been hired as police officers and firefighters in major cities throughout the country. The clear purpose of such orders was and is to affirmatively correct the imbalances which have resulted from a history of discriminatory practices in the hiring and promotion of minorities....

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