Legal Opinion
Hahn v. City of Buffalo
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided October 30, 1984No. CIV-80-874C, CIV-80-796C, CIV-80-797C and CIV-80-1184CPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, Chief Judge.
This case involves age discrimination in the hiring of police officers in Buffalo, New York, and other municipalities in the Buffalo area. Section 58(l)(a) of the New York State Civil Service Law provides that no person who is more than 29 years of age shall be eligible for appointment as a police officer. 1
The plaintiffs are individuals over the age of 29 whose age disqualifies them from employment in various police departments. Some of the plaintiffs are over 40 years old. These plaintiffs have standing to claim that section 58(l)(a) violates their rights under section…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- National League of Cities v. UserySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. WyomingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Celio DIAZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Suzanne M. Hahn, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellee v. The City of Buffalo, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Petrelli v. City of Mount VernonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Doyle v. Suffolk CountyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Allen v. American Home Foods, Inc.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1986
- Diamantopulos v. Brookside Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1988
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