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E. E. O. C. v. COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY

Civ. A. 79-1531.

519 F.Supp. 1328 (1981)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Richard Thornburg, individually and in his capacity as Governor, and Edward Biester, individually and in his capacity of Attorney General, Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

August 11, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary E. Lewis, Craig R. McKay, Pittsburgh, for plaintiff.

Thomas M. Hough, Alton P. Arnold, Jr., Pittsburgh, for defendants.

OPINION

ZIEGLER, District Judge.

In this action, we are asked to determine whether the avowed policy of the County of Allegheny—by which it refuses to consider applicants over the age of 35 for positions as police officers—violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA).1

The central facts are not in dispute. The County of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, has for many years maintained a policy of...

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