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UNITED STATES v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Civ. A. Nos. 77-2054, 79-184.

530 F.Supp. 328 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

November 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald F. George, Dept. of Justice, Federal Enforcement Section, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

Matthew Scola, Asst. Corp. Counsel for City of Newark, Newark, N. J., William Harla, Deputy Atty. Gen. for State of New Jersey, Trenton, N. J., for defendants.

SAROKIN, District Judge.

This case involves a claim of discrimination based upon the failure of the City of Newark to appoint certain fire cadets to the position of firefighters. The resolution of this matter requires a journey through the historical resistance of the City of Newark to admit minorities into the fire department.

According to the 1970 census, the population of Newark, New Jersey was 382,417, of whom 207,458 (54.2%) were black, and 27,443 (7...

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