PICKMAN v. DOLE

No. 84 Civ. 2693 (RJW).

671 F.Supp. 982 (1987)

William A. PICKMAN, and the Greater New York Council of the Blind, Plaintiffs, v. Elizabeth DOLE, in her capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation; Ralph Stanley, in his capacity as Administrator of the United States Urban Mass Transportation Administration; Hiram J. Walker, in his capacity as Acting Regional Administrator of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Region II; Metropolitan Transportation Authority; New York City Transportation Authority; Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority; Robert Kiley, in his capacities as Chairman of the Boards of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York City Transit Authority; David L. Gunn, individually and in his capacity as President of the New York City Transit Authority; David Plavin, in his capacity as Executive Director of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Edward I. Koch, in his capacity as Mayor of the City of New York; New York City Department of Transportation; and Anthony Ameruso, in his capacity as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, Defendants.

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

October 14, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae, New York City, for plaintiffs; Nancy I. Ruskin, of counsel.

Albert C. Cosenza, General Counsel, New York City Transit Authority, Brooklyn, N.Y., for defendants; Eugene Freidus, of counsel.


OPINION

ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.

William A. Pickman, who is blind, and the Greater New York Council of the Blind ("plaintiffs") brought this action against federal, state and local officials seeking an injunction requiring the installation of intercar safety barriers on subway cars operated by the New York City Transit Authority ("NYCTA") and by the Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority ("SIRTOA"). The parties settled the case after the...

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