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UNITED STATES v. CITY OF BUFFALO

Nos. Civ.-1973-414, Civ.-1974-195.

457 F.Supp. 612 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF BUFFALO, a Municipal Corporation, Thomas R. Blair, Police Commissioner, City of Buffalo Police Department, Anthony J. Colucci, Herbert L. Bellamy, Frank A. Stachowiak, Commissioners, City of Buffalo Civil Service Commission, Buffalo Police Benevolent Association, Defendants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF BUFFALO, a Municipal Corporation, Karl K. Kubiak, Fire Commissioner, City of Buffalo Fire Department, Anthony J. Colucci, Herbert L. Bellamy, Anthony S. Kowalski, Commissioners, City of Buffalo Civil Service Commission, Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. New York.

August 1, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Arcara, U. S. Atty., Buffalo, N. Y. (James S. Angus, and Grover G. Hankins, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., of counsel), for the Government/Plaintiff.

Joseph P. McNamara, Corp. Counsel, Buffalo, N. Y. (James J. McLoughlin, Buffalo, N. Y., of counsel), for defendants City of Buffalo, Thomas R. Blair, Anthony J. Colucci, Herbert L. Bellamy, Frank A. Stachowiak, Karl K. Kubiak, and Anthony S. Kowalski.

Nicholas J. Sargent, Buffalo, N. Y., for the defendant Buffalo Police Benevolent Association.

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...

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