POWELL v. STATE OF N.Y.

No. 93-CV-957.

869 F.Supp. 106 (1994)

Robert Leon POWELL, Plaintiff, v. STATE OF NEW YORK; New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services; Marguerite Saunders, as Commissioner of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services; New York State Civil Service Commission; and Joseph Gambino, as Commissioner of the New York State Civil Service Department, Defendants.

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

November 14, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Public Employees Federation, Albany, NY (Lisa M. King, of counsel), for plaintiff.

G. Oliver Koppell, Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Albany, NY (Judith I. Ratner, Asst. Atty. Gen.), for defendants.


MEMORANDUM, DECISION & ORDER

McAVOY, Chief Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

New York Civil Service Law § 55-c ("CSL § 55-c") provides for the employment of up to 300 disabled veterans by the State of New York. This section provides that a disabled veteran can be appointed to a competitive class civil service position without taking the civil service exam. The person does have to go through a different...

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