Nicholas Garaufis’s bias against Fire Department is hosed by appeals court.
Brooklyn Federal judge wrong ruling on FDNY hiring test tossed out.
Published: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 4:00 AM
Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 4:00 AM
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“We cannot agree with (Garaufis) that the record revealed ‘copious evidence’ of the officials’ intent to discriminate,” the appeals panel plainly stated.
Then, the court took the extraordinary step of barring Garaufis from presiding over a trial that may well be the next step in the proceedings.
While offering courteous boilerplate that “Garaufis is an entirely fair-minded jurist,” the court slammed him for damning city evidence as “either incredible or inapposite” — off point — without taking the testimony of a single witness.
“We think a reasonable observer would have substantial doubts” about Garaufis’ impartiality, the court concluded. Indeed.
So after all the hype and BS the appeals court said the judge was not impartial and biased.