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Case Name	United States v. Nassau County Police Department	EE-NY-0202
Docket / Court	0:93-cv-02069-LDW ( E.D.N.Y. )
State/Territory	New York
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Attorney Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Case Summary	On May 7, 1993, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Nassau County, New York and Police Benevolent Association of the Police Department of Nassau, New York in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The Department of Justice sought injunctive relief. ... read more > On May 7, 1993, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Nassau County, New York and Police Benevolent Association of the Police Department of Nassau, New York in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The Department of Justice sought injunctive relief. On June 2, 1993, the District Court (Judge Leonard D. Wexler) approved a Consent Decree agreed to by the parties. The case was closed on June 7, 1993. We have no further information on this case. Jane Wu - 11/27/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Defendant-type

Law-enforcement

Plaintiff Type

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Causes of Action

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Nassau County Nassau County
Plaintiff Description	U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of an individual employee
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Mixed
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Case Closing Year	1993
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

0:93-cv-02069-LDW (E.D.N.Y.)
EE-NY-0202-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 06/07/1993
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

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People


Judges	Jordan, David F. (E.D.N.Y.) EE-NY-0202-9000 Wexler, Leonard D. Court not on record EE-NY-0202-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Lehmann, Christopher (New York) EE-NY-0202-9000