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Case Name	Ricci v. DeStefano	EE-CT-0018
Docket / Court	3:04-cv-01109-JBA ( D. Conn. )
Additional Docket(s)	3:10-mc-37 [ 10-37 ]
State/Territory	Connecticut
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Case Summary	On July 8th, 2004, several firefighters employed by the City of New Haven filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut under 28 U.S.C. § 1983 against the mayor and other governmental workers. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, asked the court for ... read more > On July 8th, 2004, several firefighters employed by the City of New Haven filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut under 28 U.S.C. § 1983 against the mayor and other governmental workers. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, asked the court for compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorney's fees, claiming that they were unfairly discriminated against because of their race and political affiliations. Specifically the plaintiffs alleged that, while employed as firefighters for the City of New Haven, the defendants conspired to promote employees of other minority races over the plaintiffs. On September 29, 2006, the Court (Judge Janet Bond Arterton) granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. 554 F.Supp.2d 142. On February 15, 2008, the Second Circuit United States Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment. That order was reversed and remanded by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 29, 2009. On August 1, 2011 the Court entered judgment in favor of plaintiff. Kim Zhang - 07/20/2014 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Constitutional Clause

Equal Protection

Defendant-type

Fire

Discrimination-area

Promotion

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

General

Disparate Treatment

National Origin/Ethnicity

Hispanic

Other

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Race

White

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
42 U.S.C. § 1983

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	John Destefano
Plaintiff Description	One Hispanic and several white firefighters
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Mixed
Public Int. Lawyer	No
Nature of Relief	Attorneys fees Damages
Source of Relief	Litigation
Filing Year	2004
Case Closing Year	2011
Case Ongoing	No

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Docket(s)

3:10-mc-37 (D. Conn.) EE-CT-0018-9001.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/18/2010 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
3:04−cv−01109 (D. Conn.) EE-CT-0018-9000.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/12/2011 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] EE-CT-0018-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 07/08/2004 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Answer and Affirmative Defenses [ECF# 8] EE-CT-0018-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 10/01/2004 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Ruling and Order [ECF# 24] (D. Conn.) EE-CT-0018-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/28/2005 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Amended Complaint [ECF# 29] EE-CT-0018-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/26/2005 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Ruling and Order [ECF# 35] (D. Conn.) EE-CT-0018-0005.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/28/2005 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Answer and Affirmative Defenses [ECF# 48] EE-CT-0018-0006.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/29/2005 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Re: Frank Ricci v. John DeStefano. Docket No: 3:04CVOl109 (MRK) [ECF# 75] EE-CT-0018-0007.pdf \| Detail Date: 01/11/2006 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Ruling on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment [ECF# 132] (554 F.Supp.2d 142) (D. Conn.) EE-CT-0018-0011.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 09/28/2006 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Judgment [ECF# 133] (D. Conn.) EE-CT-0018-0008.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/29/2006 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Ruling and Order on Motion to Intervene [ECF# 236] (2010 WL 9113871) (D. Conn.) EE-CT-0018-0012.pdf \| WESTLAW \| Detail Date: 05/12/2010 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Ruling on Motions for Reconsideration [ECF# 270] (2011 WL 677263) (D. Conn.) EE-CT-0018-0013.pdf \| WESTLAW \| Detail Date: 01/21/2011 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
[Order Re: Writ of Mandamus Directing District Court to Reinstate Certain of Their Claims] EE-CT-0018-0010.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/08/2011 Source: U.S. Court of Appeals website
Amended Judgment [ECF# 377] (D. Conn.) EE-CT-0018-0009.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/01/2011 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People

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Judges	Arterton, Janet Bond (D. Conn.) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-0011 \| EE-CT-0018-0012 \| EE-CT-0018-0013 \| EE-CT-0018-9000 Dorsey, Peter Collins (D. Conn.) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-9001 Kravitz, Mark R. (D. Conn.) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-0003 \| EE-CT-0018-0005 Margolis, Joan Glazer (D. Conn.) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Pattis, Norman A. (Connecticut) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-9000 \| EE-CT-0018-9001 Torre, Karen Lee (Connecticut) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-0001 \| EE-CT-0018-0004 \| EE-CT-0018-0004 \| EE-CT-0018-0007 \| EE-CT-0018-9000 \| EE-CT-0018-9001
Defendant's Lawyers	Bolden, Victor Allen (Connecticut) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-9000 Chomiak, Nicole C. (Connecticut) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-9000 \| EE-CT-0018-9001 Foster, Kathleen M. (Connecticut) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-9000 \| EE-CT-0018-9001 Murray, Hugh F. (Connecticut) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-0002 \| EE-CT-0018-9000 Pitcher, Stacey L. (Connecticut) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-9000 \| EE-CT-0018-9001 Richardson, Todd Jay (Connecticut) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-9000 \| EE-CT-0018-9001 Roberts, Richard A. (Connecticut) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-0006 \| EE-CT-0018-9000 \| EE-CT-0018-9001 Waugh, Theresa M. (Connecticut) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-9000
Other Lawyers	Bishop, Christy (Ohio) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-9000 Philpot, W. Martyn Jr. (Connecticut) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-9000 \| EE-CT-0018-9001 Rosen, David N. (Connecticut) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-9000 \| EE-CT-0018-9001 Thompson, Dennis (Ohio) show/hide docs EE-CT-0018-9000 \| EE-CT-0018-9001

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