X SUSAN DULING
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------------x SUSAN DULING, MARGARET ANDERSON, and LAKEYA SEWER on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, -v- No. 06 Civ. 10197 (LTS)(HBP) GRISTEDE'S OPERATING CORP., et al., Defendants. -------------------------------------------------------x OPINION AND ORDER APPEARANCES: OUTTEN & GOLDEN,LLP MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP By: Adam T. Klein, Esq. By: Michael J. Puma, Esq. Justin M. Swartz, Esq. Amber L. Kagan, Esq. Cara E. Greene, Esq. 101 Park Avenue 3 Park Avenue, 29th Floor New York, New York 10178 New York, New York 10016 FINKEL GOLDSTEIN ROSENBLOOM & NASH LLP By: Kevin J. Nash, Esq. 26 Broadway, Suite 711 New York, NY 10004 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Attorneys for Defendants LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, United States District Judge GRISTEDES CLASS CERT.WPD VERSION 3/8/10 1 Plaintiffs Susan Duling, Margaret Anderson, and Lakeya Sewer (collectively “Plaintiffs”) bring this action on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, asserting intentional discrimination and disparate impact claims for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (“Title VII”), the New York State Human Rights Law, N.Y. Exec. L. § 296 et seq. (“NYSHRL”), and the New York City Human Rights Law, N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-101 et seq. (“NYCHRL”), by defendants Gristede’s Operating Corp., Red Apple Group, Inc., d/b/a Gristede’s, Gristede’s Foods, Inc., Gristede’s Delivery Service, Inc., Gristede’s Foods NY, Inc., Gristede’s NY, LLC, Namdor, Inc., and John Catsimatidis (collectively “Gristede’s” or “Defendants”). Sewer also asserts individual claims for interference with her restoration rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C.
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