Legal Opinion
Sorlucco v. New York City Police Department
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 7, 1992No. 85 Civ. 6895 (MBM)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MUKASEY, District Judge.
A jury awarded plaintiff, Karen Sorluc-co, $264,242 in compensatory damages based on its determination that she was suspended and then fired from her job as a probationary New York City police officer as a result of sex discrimination, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 1 Defendant, the New York City Police Department (the “Department”), has moved pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(b) for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial. Plaintiff sued also under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1) 2 ; her claim under that statute…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Karen SORLUCCO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Bridges v. Eastman Kodak Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- Joyner v. Monier Roof Tile, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1992
- Kelber v. Forest Electric Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- Burchfield v. DerwinskiDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1992
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