| Probationary
Fireman Sues FDNY For Race Discrimination
So Judge Says Ask New Mayor
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
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Jan 3 – Jason Ruben is an
African American man who
applied as a probationary
firefighter in the FDNY Fire
Academy but was dismissed, and
has now sued for
discrimination.
On January 3, U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York
Judge Paul A. Engelmayer held
a proceeding. Inner City Press
covered it.
Judge
Engelmayer asked how this case
relates to a wider FDNY
discrimination case in the
Eastern District and was told,
this is only about
probationary
firefighters.
He
noted that his time on the
bench has overlapped a few
mayors and that perhaps the
new NYC Corporation Counsel
should be made aware of this
case alleging systemic
discrimination.
After
offering to refer the case at
any time to a Magistrate
Judge, he set the next
conference for July 19 at 2 pm
and said he hoped that would
be in person.
The case is Ruben
v. City of New York,
21-cv-5047 (Engelmayer)
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