PAGANUCCI v. CITY OF NEW YORK

No. 90 Civ. 1598 (RJW).

785 F.Supp. 467 (1992)

Frank PAGANUCCI, Mort Adler, Augustine Aloia, Louis C. Amen, Linda M. Anderson, Alfonso Andosca, Salvatore Ardizzone, Robert Arluck, Michael Armstrong, Joseph Averso, Desmond P. Bailey, S. Balestrieri, James W. Bard, Daniel Barker, Kevin Barry, Joseph Battaglia, Nicholas N. Battista, Anthony H. Benvenuto, Ken Bergman, Frank Bergstol, Thomas P. Blake, Francis Bostelman, Joseph O. Brousseau, Michael F. Bruno, Joseph Buffolino, Kevin R. Burton, John Butler, Ralph Caioleo, Peter Calabrese, Anthony Calandrillo, Donald Calderone, Lawrence R. Callahan, Kenneth G. Calvey, Michael Campbell, William Canary, Noreen Canavan, Michael Cardillo, Michael Carey, John Carney, Philip Carter, Robert Chambers, Frank F. Chin, James Ciaccia, Robert Clancy, Robert E. Clark, Patricia Collins, Anthony Concialdi, Salvatore Constrastano, Theresa Coyle, Thomas R. Coyne, William T. Daily, Gary S. Davis, Robert J. De Martino, Robert E. Dean, Matthew Della Peruta, Michael J. Devita, Michael A. Digilio, Joseph Di Paolo, Steven J. Digiorgi, Richard Dillon, John J. Donnelly, David K. Dubarry, Thomas J. Dunne, Dennis Emporor, Daniel Engel, Patricia Espinosa, Aniello M. Falanga, Robert Fecher, Timothy H. Finn, Jr., Michael Fiscina, Alan I. Fischer, Todd Fisher, Gary J. Fitzgerald, Theresa H. Foiles, Robert V. Foley, Norman R. Ford, Frank Forte, Richard Frick, Karl Gabrielsen, Frank Gaetani, Raymond Gallagher, Frank Gallipani, Scott A. Gallo, Julia Garate, John Geary, Ronald George, Joseph P. Giocondo, Stephen Giuntini, William Goellner, Charles Goetz, George Gorman, Debra A. Grahame, Angelo Graniero, John V. Grimes, Susan A. Haas, William P. Hanley, Robert G. Harnischfeger, David W. Hansen, Gerard F. Harris, Geoffrey Hart, Edward F. Hayes, James G. Heaney, Roger F. Heckt, Ronald Higgins, William Higgins, Lillielyn Hirsch, Lee C. Hom, Catherine H. Hull, Dennis Hull, Leo Itzkowitz, Steven Janovici, Joseph Jasinski, Catherine A. Jay, Pamela A. Johnson, Robert J. Jordan, Timothy P. Kane, Francis J. Keating, Kevin Keenan, Timothy Kelly, Patrick J. Kenny, William J. Kinzler, Robert Kjarbo, Stephen H. Kleimann, Robert A. Kloos, Keven J. Kocik, John J. Lanigan, Charles J. Lappe, Paul D. Lawrence, James T. Lien, Thomas W. Lind, Michael S. Littman, John J. Lohse, Anthony Lombardo, George F. Losonci, Nicholas J. Luciano, William Lukas, James T. Lynch, John E. Magee, George Mallon, Ralph Marchitelli, John Massa, Christopher Matejov, Robert C. Mautschke, Edward J. May, Charles McBride, Dennis McCabe, Terrance McCabe, Thomas F. McCabe, Frank McDaniel, Dennis J. McDonald, Thomas P. McFazen, Frank J. McGuire, William McLaughlin, Philip McNerney, Edmond McTigue, Juan B. Mendez, Kenneth Meringold, William P. Molly, Thomas Montero, James Mood, John A. Moschella, Bruce Murphy, Michael Neary, Michael D. Nemoyten, John T. Nickles, Stephen Nicotra, Edward J. Novak, Edmond Nugent, Kevin T. O'Connor, Nancy L. O'Connor, Patrick F. O'Connor, James J. O'Donoghue, Timothy O'Keefe, Walter O'Keefe, John O'Malley, James O'Reilly, Allyson G. Opis, Steven D. Osofsky, Alan R. Ostoits, Mark N. Ounderkirk, William G. Owen, John A. Palladino, David J. Panetta, Samuel Panuccio, Thomas Pappas, Nicholas Paquarello, Michael Pasquale, Joseph G. Pastorino, Nicky Patariu, Anthony Pauline, Arthur Peasler, Joseph Pentangelo, Mark Petterson, Robert Peyer, Anthony Perkins, Antony Pezzulo, Raymond M. Pierce, Louis Pioli, Joseph Pollack, Larry Praino, Christos Privolos, Richard A. Raggo, Stephen Ralko, Joseph C. Rasenberger, Charles F. Regan, Eileen Regan, George Reynolds, Francisco Rios, Thomas G. Rodahan, Benjamin Romano, William Romano, James R. Rogetti, Thomas V. Rosa, John Russo, Michael J. Ryan, Thomas F. Ryan, Michael Ryder, Leonardo A. Salerno, Jerry Saltzman, Warren Sam, Marianne C. Samothrakis, Vincent L. Sanserverino, Frank A. Santaromita, Ronald G. Scalzo, Stanley Schiffman, Craig H. Schroeder, Michael Seidel, Frederick J. Serio, Robert J. Seubert, Richard Severi, William G. Slane, Joseph Smigiel, Ann R. Sowinski, Robert Spadaccini, John Spadaro, Gustavo Sparovich, Louis Telano, Dennis J. Terminello, William Tesler, Charles G. Thiemer, Robert Tobuck, Janet M. Todd-Decker, Christopher P. Torf, Michael Trimis, John Turjak, Robert J. Uhl, Peter R. Van Wygerden, Stephen J. Varga, Ralph J. Viscio, Walter Voss, John Votta II, Michael B. Wagner, Brian Walsh, Michael V. Wang, Stephen J. Wawryk, Gregory Welch, Robert Williamson, John Wynne, Robert J. Yackel, Gregory J. Zofrea, Howard Allen, Gary Berman, Steven Cairok, Joseph Concannon, Michael Connolly, Maurice Devito, Arthur Flynn, Kevin Grassing, James C. Kelly, Thomas P. Kelly, Steven Kubick, Robert B. Langer, Henry Mahncke, John Marcone, John Mazzocchi, Patrick McGinnis, Sergio Miklus, Kenneth Nilsen, Henry Palayo, Anthony Reitano, Robert A. Sowinsi, Joseph Torragrosa, Richard Sevieri, Kevin Sweeny, Rubin Rivera, Alan May, Marc Wolf, William Saunier, Anthony P. Contento, Dominick Petrucelli, Frederick Termini, Kevin Ryan, Florence Ciaffone and Samuel Reiver, Plaintiffs, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, Douglas White, Personnel Director of N.Y.C., the N.Y.C. Dept. of Personnel, Lee Brown, Police Commissioner of N.Y.C., and the Police Department of the City of New York, Defendants.

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

March 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Podolsky, New York City, for plaintiffs.

O. Peter Sherwood, Corp. Counsel of City of New York (Marcia Goffin, of counsel), New York City, for defendants City of New York, Douglas White, Personnel Director of New York City, New York City Dept. of Personnel, Lee Brown, Police Com'r of New York City, and Police Dept. of City of New York.

Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Educ. Fund, Inc. (Kenneth Kimerling, of counsel), New York City, for defendant Intervenor Hispanic Society of New York City Police Dept.

Goodstein & West (Robert David Goodstein, of counsel), New Rochelle, N.Y., for defendant Intervenor Guardians Ass'n of Police Dept. of City of New York.


OPINION

ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.

Plaintiffs move, pursuant to Rule 56, Fed.R.Civ.P., for summary judgment. Defendants the City of New York; Douglas White, Personnel Director of New York City; New York City Department of Personnel; Lee Brown, Police Commissioner of New York City; and the Police Department of the City of New York ("Municipal Defendants") and intervening defendants Hispanic Society of the New York City Police Department ("Hispanic Society...

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