Legal Opinion
Guardians Ass'n of New York City Police Department, Inc v. Civil Service Commission of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 17, 1977No. 76 Civ. 1982PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
Statement of the Case
This action challenges the legality of the hiring and firing practices of the New York City Police Department (“NYCPD”). Jurisdiction is based on Title 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343(3), (4) and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983 and 2000e-5(f)(3). 1 Plaintiffs allege that defendants’ practices violate the Fourteenth Amendment, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. 2 Plaintiffs have moved for a preliminary injunction restraining the NYCPD from firing or recalling any police…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Guardians Assn. v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Guardians Ass'n of the New York City Police Department, Inc. v. Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Vanguard Justice Society, Inc. v. HughesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1979
- Guardians Ass'n of New York City Police Department, Inc. v. Civil Service Commission of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- 23 Fair empl.prac.cas. 909, 23 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,154 the Guardians Association of the New York City Police Department, Inc., the Hispanic Society of the New York City Police Department, Inc., Nydia I. Diaz, James Michael Hidalgo, Wilfred Cebellero, Andre Lopez, Reinaldo Salgado, Denise Santos, Deborah Holmes and Pamela Obey, Individually and on Behalf of All Those Similarly Situated v. Civil Service Commission of the City of New York, Department of Personnel of the City of New York, and the New York City Police Department, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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