Legal Opinion
United States v. City of Buffalo
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided August 1, 1978No. Civ.-1973-414, Civ.-1974-195PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, Chief Judge.
This case is a consolidated civil rights action brought by the United States Attorney General [hereinafter “Government”] challenging the employment practices of the Buffalo Police Department and the Buffalo Fire Department.
The suit against the Police Department was originally filed in August 1973. It was brought against the City of Buffalo, the Police Commissioner, the Commissioners of the Buffalo Civil Service Commission who are responsible for civil service operations including entrance and promotional examinations, and the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association [BPBA],…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Barbara J. HENSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF DUNDEE, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Sandra G. Bundy v. Delbert Jackson, Director, D.C. Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- DeGrace v. RumsfeldCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Fahn v. Cowlitz CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1981
- Fanchon Blake v. City of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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