Blank v. Sullivan & Cromwell
Court of Appeals for the Southern District of New York
16 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 87 (S.D.N.Y. 1976)
Relevant factsFree
Blank and other women (plaintiffs) sued law firm Sullivan & Cromwell (defendant) for sex discrimination in hiring after their rejected associate applications around 1970. Blank sought discovery of the firm's numbers of male and female associates, partners, and partnership offers, but the court initially denied the request as not relevant to the lawsuit's subject matter. Blank moved for reconsideration.
IssueFree
Whether a party is entitled to discovery of information that appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.
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