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CUESTA v. STATE OF N.Y. OFFICE OF COURT ADMIN.

No. 83 Civ. 3714 (PNL).

708 F.Supp. 583 (1989)

Hermino CUESTA, Joann Barbagallo, Carlos Chaluisan, Jeannette Dvailla, Christopher Garcia, Earl Hall, James Lee, Samuel Leon, Katherin Oliver, Victor Ortiz, Paul E. Parker, Josep Riffas, Henry Seltzer, Jeff Skopp, Sharon Smalls and Stephen Walters, on their own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. The STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION; Honorable Herbert B. Evans, in his capacity as State Administrative Judge of the New York State Office of Court Administration; The New York State Civil Service Commission; and Joseph A.F. Valenti, in his capacity as President of the New York State Civil Service Commission and Civil Service Commission, Defendants.

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

March 16, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon, Schechtman & Gordon, New York City (Murray A. Gordon, Kenneth E. Gordon, Richard Imbrogno, of counsel), for plaintiffs.

Michael Colodner, Office of Court Admin., New York City (John Eisman, Ann Pfau, of counsel), for Court defendants.

Robert Abrams, Atty. Gen. of the State of N.Y., Barbara B. Butler, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, for Civil Service defendants.

Dretzin & Kauff, New York City (Raymond G. McGuire, of counsel), for defendants-intervenors.

OPINION AND ORDER

LEVAL, District Judge.

This is an employment discrimination suit, brought under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000 et seq., challenging the validity of written examinations administered by the New York State Office of Court Administration for the filling of court officer positions.

After a trial by submissions, I held that, although plaintiffs had established a prima facie case, the defendant had successfully defended the validity...

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