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RICHARDSON v. CIVIL SERV. COM'N OF STATE OF N. Y.

No. 72 Civ. 1902 (CHT).

449 F.Supp. 10 (1978)

Susan RICHARDSON et al., Plaintiffs, v. The CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OF the STATE OF NEW YORK et al., Defendants.

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

March 22, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Greenberg, Deborah M. Greenberg, Steven H. Bazerman, Community Law Offices, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of the State of New York, New York City, for defendants; Judith A. Gordon, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City, of counsel.

MEMORANDUM

TENNEY, District Judge.

This employment discrimination suit, commenced in 1972, was settled by agreement of the parties in 1975. Plaintiffs then petitioned pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(k) for an award of reasonable attorney's fees incurred in advancing their claim. This Court granted that request, holding that plaintiffs were entitled to the benefits of the statute as prevailing parties because they had achieved through settlement the...

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