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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 ...
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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
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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
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Detail
Date: 06/18/2010
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
3:04−cv−01109
(D. Conn.)
EE-CT-0018-9000.pdf
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Detail
Date: 12/12/2011
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
Complaint [ECF# 1]
EE-CT-0018-0001.pdf
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Detail
Date: 07/08/2004
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Answer and Affirmative Defenses [ECF# 8]
EE-CT-0018-0002.pdf
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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
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Detail
Date: 02/28/2005
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Amended Complaint [ECF# 29]
EE-CT-0018-0004.pdf
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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
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Detail
Date: 06/28/2005
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Answer and Affirmative Defenses [ECF# 48]
EE-CT-0018-0006.pdf
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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
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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
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WESTLAW
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LEXIS
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Detail
Date: 09/28/2006
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Judgment [ECF# 133]
(D. Conn.)
EE-CT-0018-0008.pdf
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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
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WESTLAW
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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
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WESTLAW
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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
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Detail
Date: 06/08/2011
Source: U.S. Court of Appeals website
Amended Judgment [ECF# 377]
(D. Conn.)
EE-CT-0018-0009.pdf
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Detail
Date: 08/01/2011
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
People
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Judges
Arterton, Janet Bond
(D. Conn.)
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EE-CT-0018-0011 | EE-CT-0018-0012 | EE-CT-0018-0013 | EE-CT-0018-9000
Dorsey, Peter Collins
(D. Conn.)
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EE-CT-0018-9001
Kravitz, Mark R.
(D. Conn.)
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Margolis, Joan Glazer
(D. Conn.)
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EE-CT-0018-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Pattis, Norman A.
(Connecticut)
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EE-CT-0018-9000 | EE-CT-0018-9001
Torre, Karen Lee
(Connecticut)
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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)
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EE-CT-0018-9000
Chomiak, Nicole C.
(Connecticut)
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Foster, Kathleen M.
(Connecticut)
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Murray, Hugh F.
(Connecticut)
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Pitcher, Stacey L.
(Connecticut)
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Richardson, Todd Jay
(Connecticut)
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Roberts, Richard A.
(Connecticut)
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Waugh, Theresa M.
(Connecticut)
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EE-CT-0018-9000
Other Lawyers
Bishop, Christy
(Ohio)
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Philpot, W. Martyn Jr.
(Connecticut)
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Rosen, David N.
(Connecticut)
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Thompson, Dennis
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