HISPANIC SOC. v. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPT.

No. 220, Docket 86-7507.

806 F.2d 1147 (1986)

The HISPANIC SOCIETY OF the NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT INC., Luis A. Salgado, William Morales, Manuel Torres, Valentin Neves, Jr., Individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, the Guardians Association of the Police Department of the City of New York Inc., Gregory S. Williams, Robert McNair, Timothy Pearson, Individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, Department of Personnel of the City of New York and the City of New York, Defendants-Appellees, Robert Hyman, Dennis Gallagher, Thomas Biscione, Timothy McCarthy, David Kondrup, Thomas Cody, Anthony Tesu, James Latuda, Richard Milla, Emerald Society of the Police Dept. of the City of New York Inc., Columbia Association of the Police Dept. of the City of New York Inc., Shomrim Society of the New York City Police Department Inc., St. Paul Society of the New York City Police Department Inc., Steuben Association of the Police Dept. of the City of New York Inc., Francis Shields, Michael Ward, Helene Rinaldi, Ferdinand Guerra and Peter Mahon, as President of Sergeants Benevolent Association and Sergeants Benevolent Association, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees, v. Wayne COSTELLO, John Lanigan, Barbara Pichler, Christopher Matejov, Alan Fisher, Ron Mazone, Thomas Collins, Thomas McManus, William Lucas, Mary Donnelly, Gennaro J. Aiello, Anthony M. Lombardo, John Galvin, Phillip McNerney, James Muranelli, Richard Wojno, Guliano Schiozzi, Thomas E. Quinn, Dennis Casavillo, Charles Hart, David Veraja, John Houston, Patrick Castoro, James Collins, Lawrence Praino, Michael Siedel, Richard Frick, James Healy, Frank Gaetani, James Lien, Mark Eisenberg, William Moen, Wilson Padilla, Evelyn Marino, Arthur J. Rotella, Thomas Ruskin, John Russo, Patrick Russo, Barney Ryan, Thomas J. Ryan, Michael Ryder, Warren Sam, John Sassano, Mel Schwartz, Herbert Seigal, James Smith, Ann Sowinski, William Spisak, Stanley Tatar, Dennis Terminello, Jill Tomczak, Charles Torano, Catherine Volpe, Walter P. Voss, Robert Wagner, William J. Zazeckie, Thomas Moss, Theodore McHugh, Joseph Nicolosi, Kenneth Otten, Louis Pioli, Tadgh D. McNamee, Terrance McCabe, David Panetta, Christopher Haggerty, James G. Schneider, Thomas P. Kelly, Florence Ciaffone, Kevin Sweeney, Howard Allen, Gary Berman, Steven Cairo, Joseph Concannon, Michael Conolly, Maurice Devito, Arthur Flynn, Raymond Gallagher, Kevin Grassing, James C. Kelly, Kevin Kubick, Robert B. Langer, Henry Mahncke, John Marcone, John Mazzocchi, Patrick McGinnis, Sergio Mikulus, Kenneth Nilsen, Alan R. Ostoits, Henry Palayo, Anthony Reitano, Robert A. Sowinski, Joseph Torragrosa, Richard Severi, Rubin Rivera, Alan May, Marc Wolf, William Saunier, Anthony P. Contento, Dominick Petrucelli, Frederick Termini, Kevin Ryan, Morton Adler, Richard J. Angley, Robert Als, Albert Ascolese, Pompeo J. Basile, Lawrence G. Blumenthal, Kevin Boshell, Keith Brinkmann, Daniel Buckley, John J. Carney, Joseph Casella, Harvey Charym, Robert Chille, Gerald Chirico, John Connolly, Frank Corselli, Gary Davis, Edmond J. Decio, Alexander A. DeFrancis, Nicholas Dimuro, James Donohue, William Erdogan, Nathan Fishman, Philip Franchina, Calire Gallagher, Carl Gandolfo, John P. Gerrish, Daniel Graser, Ronald V. Greco, Geoffrey Hart, John Holze, Richard Hoover, Robert Iovino, John Johnson, Craig Judge, Kevin Kaufman, Kieran Kelly, Daniel Kelly, Timothy Kelly, Patrick J. Kenny, Kevin Kirby, Fran Kripinski, Francis X. Lavelle, Anthony Longhitano, James Luongo, Dennis McCabe, John J. McCann, Kevin L. McDonald, Thomas McDonald, Stanley Meltzer, Ralph Marchitelli, Evelyn Mooney, George Moran, James Moreink, Kevin Mullen, Michael D. Nemoyten, Daniel P. O'Neill, Joseph Oppromala, Frank R. Paganucci, Edmund Pederson, Joseph Picarello, Ronald Polis, Gerald Pope, Alan Prescott, Robert Pyetel, Ronald W. Rodman, William Romano, John E. Rivers, George S. Reynolds, Samuel P. Reiver, Eileen Regan, Angelo Graniero, Robert Edwards, Thomas J. Gulotta, Ricky Carpen, Kevin Keenan, David Chong, William Dwyer, Edward Harvey, Benjamin Conforto, Anthony Pauline, Gary M. Katz, George J. Meyer, Barry Goldblatt, Robert Tobuck, James Martin, Frank Mandile, Mary Maruffi, James O'Reilly, Gilbert Eaton, Thomas Kennedy, Ellen Hale, Daniel Boylan, Richard Miltenberg, Kevin O'Keefe, Robin Birnbaum, Frank Forte, Michael Pasuale, Martin Roddini, Anthony Celano, Charles Martin, Salvatore Buscemi, Robert Ahern, Stephen Broady, Chris Athanasopolos, Billie Rivera, Michael Demarfio, Karen Robino, Raymond Mardiney, John Holub, John Toledo, John Wynne, Michael Fiscina, Robert Spitzer, Kenneth Roberts, Richard E. Lagrua, Victor Galante, Brendan Dolan, Fred Schwartz, Robert Mulligan, Walter O'Keefe, Brian O'Reilly, Kevin Fitzpatrick, James Morris, Richard Baebler, Michael McGarvey, Michael Arcardi, Joseph Averso, Angela Amato, Gennaro Aiello, Frank Bergstol, Joseph Balnck, Joseph Brousseau, Joseph Buffolino, William Buryk, Nicholas Bulzomi, Ronald Bradley, Douglas Brandt, Christopher Buckley, Ronald Betterly, Edward Brajczewski, Nicholas Battista, Diane Broccoli, Darryl Berger, Domenick Canale, Paul Calandro, Thomas Callahan, Roland Capuano, Robert Clancy, William Casey, Martin Connolly, Louis Curcuruto, A.P. Casano, James Curry, Francis Cush, Michael Campbell, Daniel Collins, Guy Castellano, William Coyne, James Ciaccia, James Christopher, Jr., Timothy Connolly, Robert Dean, Raymond Dufresne, Brian Dailey, Douglas Brandt, Norman Donoghue, William Dunphy, John English, Mark Eisenberg, Harvey Feit, Dennis Emperor, John Feeney, Todd Fisher, Andrew Foppiano, Stephen Fajfer, John Fitzgerald, Vincent Giammusso, Richard Gwillym, Harvey Grape, Vincent Giantasio, Fr. Michael Glasser, John Geary, Joseph Giacoppo, Michael Giacoppi, Henry Gross, John Gurtowski, Karl Garbrielsen, Brien Hogan, Thomas Hatch, Thomas Iacopelli, Geoffry Jahn, David Kaiser, Michael Kelly, Stephen Kurz, Edward Kulesa, Richard Kleiner, George Koehler, Daniel Kornblum, John Kloepping, Arthur Kaplan, William Kinzler, Nicholas Limoncelli, Robert Lynch, Christine Legrottaglie, Edith Linn, Anthony Lombardo, James Mood, Thomas Moss, John Melillo, Thomas McGovern, Michael R. McGovern, William McNamara, Edward Paroulek, Arthur Peaslee, Roy Popple, Robert Peters, Robert Peyer, Frank Panareese, Joseph Pastorino, Harold Robinson, Robert Renolds, Connie Phelan, Michael Pasquale, Edward Scolavino, John Scolaro, Donald Skuza, Edward Solomonik, Ronald Shindel, Andrew Sovia, Edward Smith, Jerry Salzman, Joseph Stabile, William Seychell, Michael Trimis, Robert Tarigo, Robert Toohey, Gari Tibaldi, Louis Vingelli, Bernard Wahlen, Jerry Wojcik, Robert Willmarth, Theodore Wess, John Yuknes, John Murphy, Joseph K. Monahan, Warren Molino, Randall Mayer, Peter Malvasio, Robert Napolitano, John Nickels, Stephen Epstein, Louis Greco, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Podolsky, New York City, for appellants.

Kenneth Kimberling, New York City (Linda Flores, Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc., New York City, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellees Hispanic Society.

Robert David Goodstein, Goodstein and West, New Rochelle, N.Y., of counsel, for plaintiffs-appellees Guardians Ass'n.

Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., Corp. Counsel, June A. Witterschein, Elizabeth Dvorkin, New York City, of counsel, for defendants-appellees.

Richard K. Walker, Bishop, Lieberman, Cook, Purcell & Reynolds, Washington, D.C., of counsel, for defendants-intervenors-appellees.

Before FEINBERG, Chief Judge, and WINTER and MAHONEY, Circuit Judges.


WINTER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from an order approving the settlement of a classwide claim of employment discrimination. It was argued at the same time as a companion case, Marino v. Ortiz, 806 F.2d 1144 (2d Cir.1986), which has also been decided this day. The underlying action, brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2 et seq. (1982), challenged a sergeants...

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