Snead v. DEPARTMENT OF SOC. SERV. OF CITY OF NY

OPINION

EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.

This belated motion by the City of New York defendants to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the court lacks jurisdiction to grant plaintiff’s claim for damages requires a brief history of this litigation, now approaching its fourth year, in which time the case has been before the Supreme Court twice without a final determination on the merits.

Plaintiff, a Civil Service social wox-ker in the employ of New Yox'k City's Depax'tment of Social Services, was placed on involuntax-y leave without a heax'ing. She commenced this action on October 25, 1972,…