Legal Opinion
M.O.C.H.A. Society, Inc. v. City of Buffalo
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided July 7, 2003No. 1:98-cr-00099PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CURTIN, District Judge.
Defendant City of Buffalo moves pursuant to Rule 14 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for leave to implead the New York State Department of Civil Service and George C. Sinnott, Commissioner, as third-party defendants. Oral argument was heard by the court on June 13, 2003. For the reasons that follow, the City’s motion is denied.
BACKGROUND
As discussed at length in this court’s prior decisions and orders in this case, plaintiffs Men of Color Helping All Society, Inc. (“M.O.C.H.A.”) and several individual City of Buffalo firefighters brought this employment…
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