VULCAN PIONEERS v. NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF CIV. SERVICE

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

625 F.Supp. 527 (1985)

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.

December 19, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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

Fredric M. Knapp, David I. Fox, Newark, N.J., for Newark Firemen's Benevolent Assoc.

Brian C. Doherty, Carroll, Panepinto & Pavlino, Jersey City, N.J., for Prof. Fire Officers Ass'n.

Ralph L. DeLuccia, Jr., City Hall, Law Dept., Paterson, N.J., for City of Paterson.

Jacqueline Drakeford, Plainfield, N.J., for City of Plainfield.

Lucille LaCasta-Davina, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Newark, N.J., for City of Newark.

N. Thomas Foster, City Hall, Law Dept., Camden, N.J., for City of Camden.

Thomas Calligy, City Hall, Hoboken, N.J., for City of Hoboken.

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

Michael J. Herbert, Sterns, Herbert & Weinroth, Trenton, N.J., for N.J. State Firefighter Assoc.

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

Edward A. Trawinski, Jr., Law Dept., Passaic, N.J., for City of Passaic.

Paul Mackey, Corp. Counsel, City Hall, Jersey City, N.J., for City of Jersey City.

Mark Fleming, Eugene L. Sullivan, Deputy Attys. 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, City Hall, Elizabeth, N.J., for City of Elizabeth.


OPINION

SAROKIN, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This case challenges the validity of civil service examinations administered on numerous occasions over a considerable period of time for promotional positions in fire departments throughout New Jersey. Although to a large extent the proofs in the case are predicated upon statistics, it is important not to lose sight of the fact that we are here dealing...

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