Legal Opinion
Williams v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 4, 2010No. 08 Civ. 9727PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are black and Hispanic employees in the Deputy Sheriffs Office of the Department of Finance (“DOF”) of the City of New York (the “City”). Plaintiffs contend that the City discriminated and retaliated against them in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”), and the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”).
The City moves to dismiss the amended complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons that follow, the City’s motion is granted and the amended…
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