Legal Opinion
Burka v. New York City Transit Authority
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 6, 1990No. 85 Civ. 5751(RPP), 86 Civ. 6536(RPP)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ROBERT P. PATTERSON, Jr., District Judge.
This is a consolidation of challenges to the urine testing procedures utilized by the New York City Transit Authority (the TA) since January 1, 1984 to test for use of marijuana. 1 The plaintiffs seek both monetary and equitable relief. During the trial of this ease, the Court approved the parties’ agreement to bifurcate the issues of liability and remedy. This Opinion represents only the Court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law on liability.
Background
Defendant TA is a public benefit corporation created by New York Public…
2Cases cited85 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- West v. AtkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by28 opinions
- O'Keefe v. Passaic Valley Water CommissionSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- Laverpool v. New York City Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1991
- Michael Romano v. Ivan CanutesonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Watson v. SextonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991
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