Legal Opinion
New York City Board of Education v. Batista
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 24, 1981PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
These cases involve the claims of two public school administrators that they were removed from their positions for racially discriminatory reasons. Roberto Batista, a native of Puerto Rico, and Theodore Fletcher, who is black, were removed by respondents in 1974 from their positions as interim acting principals in Community School District No. 1 in New York City. The State Division of Human Rights found that respondents unlawfully discriminated against Batista and Fletcher, and the State Human Rights Appeal Board affirmed. Since substantial evidence…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- 300 Gramatan Avenue Associates v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Holland v. EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Pace College v. Commission on Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- James v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by29 opinions
- CUNY-Hostos Community College v. State Human Rights Appeal BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Mayer v. Manton Cork Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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- Club Swamp Annex v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Fitzpatrick v. Board of Education of Mamaroneck Union Free School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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