Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit December 4, 1981, No. 79-2392 (Howard v. New Jersey Department of Civil Service)

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OPINION OF THE COURT

VAN DUSEN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs Olivia Howard and Lynette Crawford claimed, in a district court civil action filed in July 1977, that the hiring practices of the Newark police department discriminated on the basis of sex. They sought relief under two statutes, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (“Title VII”) and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“§ 1983”).