Legal Opinion
Colwell v. Suffolk County Police Department
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 26, 1997No. 9:94-cv-01900PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
BLOCK, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Robert Colwell (“Colwell”), Charles Ellinger (“Ellinger”) and Richard Abrams (“Abrams”), employees of defendant Suffolk County Police Department (together with defendant County of Suffolk referred to collectively as “County”), brought suit against the County because each was denied a promotion within the Police Department. Colwell was denied promotion from Lieutenant to Captain; Abrams and Ellinger were denied promotions from Sergeant to Lieutenant. Plaintiffs alleged that they were denied these promotions on the basis of their physical…
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