A group of plaintiffs suing the New York City Housing Authority for discrimination lost their bid for class certification after a federal judge found their attorney was inexperienced in handling class actions.
Southern District Judge Shira Scheindlin said she had “serious doubts” that plaintiffs counsel Lee Sam Nuwesra, a Manhattan solo, could adequately represent the plaintiffs’ interests, noting that some of his court papers were compiled by his 16-year-old daughter.
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