Legal Opinion
Kirkland v. New York State Department of Correctional Services
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 8, 1983No. Nos. 828, 909, Dockets 82-7830, 82-7874PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD,
Circuit Judge:
Edward Kirkland and other minority Correction Sergeants in the New York State Department of Correctional Services (“DOCS”) brought this class action on January 15, 1982 alleging that Promotional Examination No. 36-808 (“Exam 36-808”), given on October 3,1981 for the position of Correction Lieutenant by DOCS and the New York Civil Service Commission (“CSC”), and Exam 36-808’s resulting eligibility list are racially discriminatory against blacks and hispanics in violation of, inter alia, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17 (1976 and…
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