Judge says unclear if NYC is fair when revoking taxi licenses

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Judge says unclear if NYC is fair when revoking taxi licenses

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in New York said it is an open question whether the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission treats taxi drivers fairly in hearings over whether to revoke their licenses. U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein made the assessment in a 50-page decision on Thursday, in which he reviewed challenges by drivers to revocations of licenses because of failed drug tests or some criminal convictions, including misdemeanors. "We are pleased that the court found that the city's overall procedures were fair," Jerald Horowitz, senior counsel to the New York City Law Department administrative law division, said in a statement. The 6-1/2-year-old lawsuit by seven former drivers, who seek class action status, claimed the TLC violated their due process rights by taking away their licenses or recommending revocation.

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