As 2009 was coming to a close, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York had occasion to evaluate allegations of disability and sexual discrimination against Monroe County and the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office. In another action, the Bankruptcy Court summarily dismissed the contention that with the enactment of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, Congress reversed the holding of the U.S. Supreme Court in Dewsnup v. Timm, 502 U.S. 410 (1992). It then began the new year by welcoming Judge William M. Skretny as chief judge.

‘Bielski v. Green’

In Bielski v. Green, —F.Supp.2d —, 2009 WL 4827072 (WDNY Dec. 11, 2009), Rosemarie Bielski, a former employee of the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, sued Monroe County and District Attorney Michael Green, alleging disability and sexual discrimination.1 Plaintiff argued that defendants failed to accommodate her physical limitations while she was employed as a stenographer by the office of the District Attorney and discriminated against her on the basis of her sex.2

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