FLOYD v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Nos. 13-3088-cv, 13-3123-cv, 14-2829-cv, 14-2848-cv, 14-2834-cv.

770 F.3d 1051 (2014)

David FLOYD, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendant-Appellant. Jaenean Ligon, individually and on behalf of her minor son, J.G., Jacqueline Yates, et al., individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. City of New York, et al., Defendants-Appellants. Detectives' Endowment Association, Inc., et al., Appellants-Putative Intervenors, v. David Floyd, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, City of New York, Defendant-Appellee. Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York, Inc., et al., Appellants-Putative Intervenors, v. Janean Ligon, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, City of New York, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: October 31, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baher Azmy ( Darius Charney , Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY; Philip A. Irwin , Eric Hellerman , Gretchen Hoff Varner , Covington & Burling, LLP, New York, NY; Jonathan C. Moore , Joshua S. Moskovitz , Beldock, Levine & Hoffman, LLP, New York, NY, on the brief), Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY, for Floyd Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Alexis Karteron ( Christopher Dunn , Jordan Wells , New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY; Mariana Kovel , The Bronx Defenders, Bronx, NY; Juan Cartagena , LatinoJustice PRLDEF, New York, NY; J. McGregor Smyth, Jr. , New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, New York, NY; John A. Nathanson , Jeffrey J. Resetarits , Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY, on the brief), New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY, for Ligon Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Richard Dearing , Assistant Corporation Counsel ( Deborah A. Brenner , Fay Ng , Kathy Park , on the brief), for Zachary W. Carter , Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY, for City of New York.

Joseph A. DiRuzzo, III ( Jeffrey J. Molinaro , on the brief), Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL, Miami, FL, for Detectives' Endowment Association, Inc., Lieutenants Benevolent Association of the City of New York, Inc., New York City Police Department Captains Endowment Association.

Anthony P. Coles ( Courtney G. Saleski , on the brief), DLA Piper, New York, NY, for Sergeants Benevolent Association.

Steven A. Engel ( Edward A. McDonald , James M. McGuire , Elisa T. Wiygul , on the brief), Dechert LLP, New York, NY, for Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York, Inc.

James Reif , Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss, LLP, New York, NY, for Amici Curiae Grand Council of Guardians, Inc., National Latino Officers' Association, and 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care.

David B. Rankin , Rankin & Taylor, PLLC, New York, NY, for Amici Curiae Communities United for Police Reform, et al.

Jonathan Romberg , Seton Hall University School of Law, Center for Social Justice, Newark, NJ, for Amici Curiae Law Professors.

Jennifer Levy , Office of the Public Advocate, New York, NY, for Amici Curiae Public Advocate for the City of New York and Members of the New York City Council.

Before: WALKER, CABRANES, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

These appeals present the important question of whether public-sector unions may intervene into a litigation where the actual parties to that litigation, including a newly-elected mayoral administration, have agreed to a settlement. The intervenors in this case, a group of police unions, endeavored to challenge the ruling of United States District Judge Shira Scheindlin that the City of New York's ("City") "stop-and-frisk" policy was carried out in a discriminatory...

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