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DAVIS v. NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY

Docket No. 97-9006.

166 F.3d 432 (1999)

Pauline DAVIS & Cynthia Williams, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Blanca Iris Hernandez, Gina Campbell, and Jeannette Vargas, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Intervenors-Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 22, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Schoenfeld, New York, NY (New York City Housing Authority, New York, NY), for Defendant-Appellant.

Scott A. Rosenberg, New York, NY (The Legal Aid Society, Civil Appeals and Law Reform Unit, New York, NY), for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

BEFORE: PARKER and SACK, Circuit Judges, and SEAR, Chief Judge.

SEAR, Chief Judge:

I. BACKGROUND

On July 1, 1992, plaintiffs, Latino and African American individuals residing in or eligible for New York City Housing Authority ("NYCHA") housing ("the Davis plaintiffs"), the United States, and NYCHA signed a Consent Decree to resolve two actions alleging that NYCHA had engaged in discrimination in the selection and assignment of public housing tenants in violation of various federal statutes.1

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